diff --git a/drivers/core/ofnode.c b/drivers/core/ofnode.c
index ff0a5b5164f..2cafa7bca5b 100644
--- a/drivers/core/ofnode.c
+++ b/drivers/core/ofnode.c
@@ -1383,7 +1383,7 @@ bool ofnode_pre_reloc(ofnode node)
 	 */
 	if (ofnode_read_bool(node, "bootph-pre-ram") ||
 	    ofnode_read_bool(node, "bootph-pre-sram"))
-		return true;
+		return gd->flags & GD_FLG_RELOC;
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_OF_TAG_MIGRATE)) {
 		/* detect and handle old tags */
diff --git a/include/dm/ofnode.h b/include/dm/ofnode.h
index 06ea68e81c5..06c969c61fe 100644
--- a/include/dm/ofnode.h
+++ b/include/dm/ofnode.h
@@ -1211,15 +1211,15 @@ int ofnode_read_simple_size_cells(ofnode node);
  * determine if a node was bound in one of SPL/TPL stages.
  *
  * There are 4 settings currently in use
- * - bootph-some-ram: U-Boot proper pre-relocation only
+ * - bootph-some-ram: U-Boot proper pre-relocation phase
  * - bootph-all: all phases
  * Existing platforms only use it to indicate nodes needed in
  * SPL. Should probably be replaced by bootph-pre-ram for new platforms.
- * - bootph-pre-ram: SPL and U-Boot pre-relocation
- * - bootph-pre-sram: TPL and U-Boot pre-relocation
+ * - bootph-pre-ram: SPL phase
+ * - bootph-pre-sram: TPL phase
  *
  * @node: node to check
- * Return: true if node is needed in SPL/TL, false otherwise
+ * Return: true if node should be or was bound, false otherwise
  */
 bool ofnode_pre_reloc(ofnode node);