diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/rpi-sense-overlay.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/rpi-sense-overlay.dts
index 32e99b7effc897..7789709b10e90d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/rpi-sense-overlay.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/rpi-sense-overlay.dts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 			hts221-humid@5f {
 				compatible = "st,hts221-humid", "st,hts221";
 				reg = <0x5f>;
-				status = "okay";
+				status = "disabled";
 			};
 		};
 	};
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/rpi-sense-v2-overlay.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/rpi-sense-v2-overlay.dts
index c4fe97db52fbc7..b24ad86cff02e2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/rpi-sense-v2-overlay.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/overlays/rpi-sense-v2-overlay.dts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 			hts221-humid@5f {
 				compatible = "st,hts221-humid", "st,hts221";
 				reg = <0x5f>;
-				status = "okay";
+				status = "disabled";
 			};
 
 			lsm9ds1-accel@6a {