diff -purN a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-s3-pinecube.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-s3-pinecube.dts
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-s3-pinecube.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun8i-s3-pinecube.dts
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ &ac_power_supply {
 	status = "okay";
 };
 
+&battery_power_supply {
+	status = "okay";
+};
+
 &reg_dcdc2 {
 	regulator-always-on;
 	regulator-min-microvolt = <1250000>;