diff --git a/common/board_r.c b/common/board_r.c
index 50670b5615a..6e1ad2bfce8 100644
--- a/common/board_r.c
+++ b/common/board_r.c
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ static int initr_dm(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	oftree_reset();
+
 	/* Save the pre-reloc driver model and start a new one */
 	gd->dm_root_f = gd->dm_root;
 	gd->dm_root = NULL;
diff --git a/include/dm/ofnode.h b/include/dm/ofnode.h
index 8b0a1087062..7e9d3be96a2 100644
--- a/include/dm/ofnode.h
+++ b/include/dm/ofnode.h
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ struct ofnode_phandle_args {
 	uint32_t args[OF_MAX_PHANDLE_ARGS];
 };
 
+/**
+ * oftree_reset() - reset the state of the oftree list
+ *
+ * Reset the oftree list so it can be started again. This should be called
+ * once the control FDT is in place, but before the ofnode interface is used.
+ */
+static inline void oftree_reset(void) {}
+
 /**
  * ofnode_to_np() - convert an ofnode to a live DT node pointer
  *
diff --git a/lib/fdtdec.c b/lib/fdtdec.c
index eca01081c5d..64c5b3da15e 100644
--- a/lib/fdtdec.c
+++ b/lib/fdtdec.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include <log.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <net.h>
-#include <dm/of_extra.h>
 #include <env.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fdtdec.h>
@@ -24,6 +23,8 @@
 #include <serial.h>
 #include <asm/global_data.h>
 #include <asm/sections.h>
+#include <dm/ofnode.h>
+#include <dm/of_extra.h>
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/lzo.h>
 #include <linux/ioport.h>
@@ -1668,6 +1669,8 @@ int fdtdec_setup(void)
 	ret = fdtdec_prepare_fdt();
 	if (!ret)
 		ret = fdtdec_board_setup(gd->fdt_blob);
+	oftree_reset();
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/test-main.c b/test/test-main.c
index 1fcbae3cd4e..d74df297c43 100644
--- a/test/test-main.c
+++ b/test/test-main.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <event.h>
 #include <of_live.h>
 #include <os.h>
+#include <dm/ofnode.h>
 #include <dm/root.h>
 #include <dm/test.h>
 #include <dm/uclass-internal.h>
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ static int dm_test_pre_run(struct unit_test_state *uts)
 
 	/* Determine whether to make the live tree available */
 	gd_set_of_root(of_live ? uts->of_root : NULL);
+	oftree_reset();
 	ut_assertok(dm_init(of_live));
 	uts->root = dm_root();