diff --git a/board/phytec/pcm051/board.c b/board/phytec/pcm051/board.c
index 1708ac2acdbd290bb1f485b2785dab3f56dea594..43d7b6e15ac87c0173618048f7febb6092266c04 100644
--- a/board/phytec/pcm051/board.c
+++ b/board/phytec/pcm051/board.c
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ static struct emif_regs ddr3_emif_reg_data = {
 	.sdram_tim2 = MT41J256M8HX15E_EMIF_TIM2,
 	.sdram_tim3 = MT41J256M8HX15E_EMIF_TIM3,
 	.zq_config = MT41J256M8HX15E_ZQ_CFG,
-	.emif_ddr_phy_ctlr_1 = MT41J256M8HX15E_EMIF_READ_LATENCY,
+	.emif_ddr_phy_ctlr_1 = MT41J256M8HX15E_EMIF_READ_LATENCY |
+				PHY_EN_DYN_PWRDN,
 };
 #endif