diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-verdin.dts b/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-verdin.dts
index ac2a4b6..a233162 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-verdin.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/imx8mm-verdin.dts
@@ -196,6 +196,18 @@
 	};
 };
 
+&gpio5 {
+	ctrl_sleep_moci {
+		gpio-hog;
+		/* Verdin CTRL_SLEEP_MOCI# (SODIMM 256) */
+		gpios = <1 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
+		line-name = "CTRL_SLEEP_MOCI#";
+		output-high;
+		pinctrl-names = "default";
+		pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_ctrl_sleep_moci>;
+	};
+};
+
 /* On-module I2C */
 &i2c1 {
 	clock-frequency = <400000>;
@@ -548,6 +560,12 @@
 		>;
 	};
 
+	pinctrl_ctrl_sleep_moci: ctrlsleepmocigrp {
+		fsl,pins = <
+			MX8MM_IOMUXC_SAI3_TXD_GPIO5_IO1		0x1c4		/* SODIMM 256 */
+		>;
+	};
+
 	pinctrl_dsi_bkl_en: dsi_bkl_en {
 		fsl,pins = <
 			MX8MM_IOMUXC_NAND_CE2_B_GPIO3_IO3	0x1c4		/* SODIMM 21 */
diff --git a/configs/verdin-imx8mm_defconfig b/configs/verdin-imx8mm_defconfig
index 1c8b505..ced0d0a 100644
--- a/configs/verdin-imx8mm_defconfig
+++ b/configs/verdin-imx8mm_defconfig
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 CONFIG_CLK_COMPOSITE_CCF=y
 CONFIG_SPL_CLK_IMX8MM=y
 CONFIG_CLK_IMX8MM=y
+CONFIG_GPIO_HOG=y
 CONFIG_MXC_GPIO=y
 CONFIG_DM_I2C=y
 CONFIG_MISC=y