diff --git a/board/toradex/colibri_t20/colibri_t20.c b/board/toradex/colibri_t20/colibri_t20.c
index 42b293d81ec33dd884a0e10828ac3eea7fdfc770..83e1ddc734c07cdf2e8392bfa4141d7ba861a458 100644
--- a/board/toradex/colibri_t20/colibri_t20.c
+++ b/board/toradex/colibri_t20/colibri_t20.c
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ int arch_misc_init(void)
 		return err;
 	}
 
+	/* make sure SODIMM pin 87 nRESET_OUT is released properly */
+	pinmux_set_func(PMUX_PINGRP_ATA, PMUX_FUNC_GMI);
+
 	if (readl(NV_PA_BASE_SRAM + NVBOOTINFOTABLE_BOOTTYPE) ==
 	    NVBOOTTYPE_RECOVERY)
 		printf("USB recovery mode\n");