diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-sama5d2_ptc_ek.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-sama5d2_ptc_ek.dts
index 32435ce1dab2..be33483013e7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-sama5d2_ptc_ek.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-sama5d2_ptc_ek.dts
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ i2c0: i2c@f8028000 {
 				pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_i2c0_default>;
 				pinctrl-1 = <&pinctrl_i2c0_gpio>;
 				sda-gpios = <&pioA PIN_PD21 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
-				scl-gpios = <&pioA PIN_PD22 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
+				scl-gpios = <&pioA PIN_PD22 (GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH | GPIO_OPEN_DRAIN)>;
 				status = "okay";
 			};
 
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ i2c2: i2c@600 {
 					pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_flx0_default>;
 					pinctrl-1 = <&pinctrl_flx0_gpio>;
 					sda-gpios = <&pioA PIN_PB28 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
-					scl-gpios = <&pioA PIN_PB29 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
+					scl-gpios = <&pioA PIN_PB29 (GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH | GPIO_OPEN_DRAIN)>;
 					atmel,fifo-size = <16>;
 					status = "okay";
 				};
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ i2c1: i2c@fc028000 {
 				pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_i2c1_default>;
 				pinctrl-1 = <&pinctrl_i2c1_gpio>;
 				sda-gpios = <&pioA PIN_PC6 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
-				scl-gpios = <&pioA PIN_PC7 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
+				scl-gpios = <&pioA PIN_PC7 (GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH | GPIO_OPEN_DRAIN)>;
 				status = "okay";
 
 				at24@50 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-sama5d2_xplained.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-sama5d2_xplained.dts
index e0c6cff1a312..862bf54376f1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-sama5d2_xplained.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-sama5d2_xplained.dts
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ i2c0: i2c@f8028000 {
 				pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_i2c0_default>;
 				pinctrl-1 = <&pinctrl_i2c0_gpio>;
 				sda-gpios = <&pioA PIN_PD21 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
-				scl-gpios = <&pioA PIN_PD22 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
+				scl-gpios = <&pioA PIN_PD22 (GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH | GPIO_OPEN_DRAIN)>;
 				i2c-sda-hold-time-ns = <350>;
 				status = "okay";
 
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ i2c2: i2c@600 {
 					pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_flx4_default>;
 					pinctrl-1 = <&pinctrl_flx4_gpio>;
 					sda-gpios = <&pioA PIN_PD12 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
-					scl-gpios = <&pioA PIN_PD13 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
+					scl-gpios = <&pioA PIN_PD13 (GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH | GPIO_OPEN_DRAIN)>;
 					atmel,fifo-size = <16>;
 					i2c-analog-filter;
 					i2c-digital-filter;
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ i2c1: i2c@fc028000 {
 				i2c-digital-filter-width-ns = <35>;
 				pinctrl-1 = <&pinctrl_i2c1_gpio>;
 				sda-gpios = <&pioA PIN_PD4 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
-				scl-gpios = <&pioA PIN_PD5 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
+				scl-gpios = <&pioA PIN_PD5 (GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH | GPIO_OPEN_DRAIN)>;
 				status = "okay";
 
 				at24@54 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sama5d3.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sama5d3.dtsi
index f3ce561b46ab..c53e48445e4d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sama5d3.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sama5d3.dtsi
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ i2c0: i2c@f0014000 {
 				pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_i2c0>;
 				pinctrl-1 = <&pinctrl_i2c0_gpio>;
 				sda-gpios = <&pioA 30 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
-				scl-gpios = <&pioA 31 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
+				scl-gpios = <&pioA 31 (GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH | GPIO_OPEN_DRAIN)>;
 				#address-cells = <1>;
 				#size-cells = <0>;
 				clocks = <&pmc PMC_TYPE_PERIPHERAL 18>;
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ i2c1: i2c@f0018000 {
 				pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_i2c1>;
 				pinctrl-1 = <&pinctrl_i2c1_gpio>;
 				sda-gpios = <&pioC 26 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
-				scl-gpios = <&pioC 27 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
+				scl-gpios = <&pioC 27 (GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH | GPIO_OPEN_DRAIN)>;
 				#address-cells = <1>;
 				#size-cells = <0>;
 				clocks = <&pmc PMC_TYPE_PERIPHERAL 19>;
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ i2c2: i2c@f801c000 {
 				pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_i2c2>;
 				pinctrl-1 = <&pinctrl_i2c2_gpio>;
 				sda-gpios = <&pioA 18 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
-				scl-gpios = <&pioA 19 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
+				scl-gpios = <&pioA 19 (GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH | GPIO_OPEN_DRAIN)>;
 				#address-cells = <1>;
 				#size-cells = <0>;
 				clocks = <&pmc PMC_TYPE_PERIPHERAL 20>;
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sama5d4.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sama5d4.dtsi
index c9c0316b5b0e..fff679734c9c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sama5d4.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sama5d4.dtsi
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ i2c0: i2c@f8014000 {
 				pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_i2c0>;
 				pinctrl-1 = <&pinctrl_i2c0_gpio>;
 				sda-gpios = <&pioA 30 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
-				scl-gpios = <&pioA 31 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
+				scl-gpios = <&pioA 31 (GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH | GPIO_OPEN_DRAIN)>;
 				#address-cells = <1>;
 				#size-cells = <0>;
 				clocks = <&pmc PMC_TYPE_PERIPHERAL 32>;
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ i2c1: i2c@f8018000 {
 				pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_i2c1>;
 				pinctrl-1 = <&pinctrl_i2c1_gpio>;
 				sda-gpios = <&pioE 29 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
-				scl-gpios = <&pioE 30 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
+				scl-gpios = <&pioE 30 (GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH | GPIO_OPEN_DRAIN)>;
 				#address-cells = <1>;
 				#size-cells = <0>;
 				clocks = <&pmc PMC_TYPE_PERIPHERAL 33>;
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ i2c2: i2c@f8024000 {
 				pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_i2c2>;
 				pinctrl-1 = <&pinctrl_i2c2_gpio>;
 				sda-gpios = <&pioB 29 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
-				scl-gpios = <&pioB 30 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
+				scl-gpios = <&pioB 30 (GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH | GPIO_OPEN_DRAIN)>;
 				#address-cells = <1>;
 				#size-cells = <0>;
 				clocks = <&pmc PMC_TYPE_PERIPHERAL 34>;
