diff --git a/commands/of_property.c b/commands/of_property.c
index 44bb38801..d1a9a17c5 100644
--- a/commands/of_property.c
+++ b/commands/of_property.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ static int do_of_property(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (optind + 1 < argc) {
 		propname = argv[optind + 1];
 
-		pp = of_find_property(node, propname);
+		pp = of_find_property(node, propname, NULL);
 		if (!set && !pp) {
 			printf("Cannot find property %s\n", propname);
 			return -ENOENT;
diff --git a/drivers/of/base.c b/drivers/of/base.c
index 1c9ef58e3..85199b69a 100644
--- a/drivers/of/base.c
+++ b/drivers/of/base.c
@@ -102,16 +102,20 @@ static void of_bus_count_cells(struct device_node *dev,
 	of_bus_default_count_cells(dev, addrc, sizec);
 }
 
-struct property *of_find_property(const struct device_node *node, const char *name)
+struct property *of_find_property(const struct device_node *np,
+				  const char *name, int *lenp)
 {
 	struct property *pp;
 
-	if (!node)
+	if (!np)
 		return NULL;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(pp, &node->properties, list)
-		if (of_prop_cmp(pp->name, name) == 0)
+	list_for_each_entry(pp, &np->properties, list)
+		if (of_prop_cmp(pp->name, name) == 0) {
+			if (lenp)
+				*lenp = pp->length;
 			return pp;
+		}
 
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -242,7 +246,7 @@ u64 of_translate_address(struct device_node *node, const __be32 *in_addr)
 			return addr;
 
 		node = node->parent;
-		p = of_find_property(node, "ranges");
+		p = of_find_property(node, "ranges", NULL);
 		if (!p && node->parent)
 			return OF_BAD_ADDR;
 		of_bus_count_cells(node, &na, &nc);
@@ -277,13 +281,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_find_node_by_phandle);
 const void *of_get_property(const struct device_node *np, const char *name,
 			 int *lenp)
 {
-	struct property *pp = of_find_property(np, name);
-
-	if (!pp)
-		return NULL;
-
-	if (lenp)
-		*lenp = pp->length;
+	struct property *pp = of_find_property(np, name, lenp);
 
 	return pp ? pp->value : NULL;
 }
@@ -368,7 +366,7 @@ int of_property_read_u32_array(const struct device_node *np,
 			       const char *propname, u32 *out_values,
 			       size_t sz)
 {
-	struct property *prop = of_find_property(np, propname);
+	struct property *prop = of_find_property(np, propname, NULL);
 	const __be32 *val;
 
 	if (!prop)
@@ -404,7 +402,7 @@ int of_property_write_u32_array(struct device_node *np,
 				const char *propname, const u32 *values,
 				size_t sz)
 {
-	struct property *prop = of_find_property(np, propname);
+	struct property *prop = of_find_property(np, propname, NULL);
 	__be32 *val;
 
 	if (!prop)
@@ -619,7 +617,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_find_node_by_path);
 int of_property_read_string(struct device_node *np, const char *propname,
 				const char **out_string)
 {
-	struct property *prop = of_find_property(np, propname);
+	struct property *prop = of_find_property(np, propname, NULL);
 	if (!prop)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (!prop->value)
@@ -652,7 +650,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(of_property_read_string);
 int of_property_read_string_index(struct device_node *np, const char *propname,
 				  int index, const char **output)
 {
-	struct property *prop = of_find_property(np, propname);
+	struct property *prop = of_find_property(np, propname, NULL);
 	int i = 0;
 	size_t l = 0, total = 0;
 	const char *p;
@@ -725,7 +723,7 @@ static int of_node_disabled(struct device_node *node)
 {
 	struct property *p;
 
-	p = of_find_property(node, "status");
+	p = of_find_property(node, "status", NULL);
 	if (p) {
 		if (!strcmp("disabled", p->value))
 			return 1;
@@ -833,7 +831,7 @@ int of_set_property(struct device_node *np, const char *name, const void *val, i
 	if (!np)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	pp = of_find_property(np, name);
+	pp = of_find_property(np, name, NULL);
 	if (pp) {
 		void *data;
 
@@ -1278,11 +1276,11 @@ int of_add_initrd(struct device_node *root, resource_size_t start,
 	} else {
 		struct property *pp;
 
-		pp = of_find_property(chosen, "linux,initrd-start");
+		pp = of_find_property(chosen, "linux,initrd-start", NULL);
 		if (pp)
 			of_delete_property(pp);
 
-		pp = of_find_property(chosen, "linux,initrd-end");
+		pp = of_find_property(chosen, "linux,initrd-end", NULL);
 		if (pp)
 			of_delete_property(pp);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/of/fdt.c b/drivers/of/fdt.c
index a3ec576d5..a76396e89 100644
--- a/drivers/of/fdt.c
+++ b/drivers/of/fdt.c
@@ -178,7 +178,10 @@ struct device_node *of_unflatten_dtb(struct device_node *root, void *infdt)
 				goto err;
 			}
 
-			if (merge && (p = of_find_property(node, name))) {
+			p = NULL;
+			if (merge)
+				p = of_find_property(node, name, NULL);
+			if (merge && p) {
 				free(p->value);
 				p->value = xzalloc(len);
 				memcpy(p->value, nodep, len);
diff --git a/drivers/of/of_net.c b/drivers/of/of_net.c
index de93fbc55..2bf05e2ba 100644
--- a/drivers/of/of_net.c
+++ b/drivers/of/of_net.c
@@ -76,15 +76,15 @@ const void *of_get_mac_address(struct device_node *np)
 {
 	struct property *pp;
 
-	pp = of_find_property(np, "mac-address");
+	pp = of_find_property(np, "mac-address", NULL);
 	if (pp && (pp->length == 6) && is_valid_ether_addr(pp->value))
 		return pp->value;
 
-	pp = of_find_property(np, "local-mac-address");
+	pp = of_find_property(np, "local-mac-address", NULL);
 	if (pp && (pp->length == 6) && is_valid_ether_addr(pp->value))
 		return pp->value;
 
-	pp = of_find_property(np, "address");
+	pp = of_find_property(np, "address", NULL);
 	if (pp && (pp->length == 6) && is_valid_ether_addr(pp->value))
 		return pp->value;
 
diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl.c
index fa979a1b7..7c797d35b 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl.c
@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ int pinctrl_select_state(struct device_d *dev, const char *name)
 	if (!np)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (!of_find_property(np, "pinctrl-0"))
+	if (!of_find_property(np, "pinctrl-0", NULL))
 		return 0;
 
 	/* For each defined state ID */
 	for (state = 0; ; state++) {
 		/* Retrieve the pinctrl-* property */
 		propname = asprintf("pinctrl-%d", state);
-		prop = of_find_property(np, propname);
+		prop = of_find_property(np, propname, NULL);
 		free(propname);
 
 		if (!prop) {
diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index f460a7a69..eebf64c98 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -112,17 +112,17 @@ void spi_of_register_slaves(struct spi_master *master, struct device_node *node)
 		chip.name = xstrdup(n->name);
 		chip.bus_num = master->bus_num;
 		/* Mode (clock phase/polarity/etc.) */
-		if (of_find_property(n, "spi-cpha"))
+		if (of_find_property(n, "spi-cpha", NULL))
 			chip.mode |= SPI_CPHA;
-		if (of_find_property(n, "spi-cpol"))
+		if (of_find_property(n, "spi-cpol", NULL))
 			chip.mode |= SPI_CPOL;
-		if (of_find_property(n, "spi-cs-high"))
+		if (of_find_property(n, "spi-cs-high", NULL))
 			chip.mode |= SPI_CS_HIGH;
-		if (of_find_property(n, "spi-3wire"))
+		if (of_find_property(n, "spi-3wire", NULL))
 			chip.mode |= SPI_3WIRE;
 		of_property_read_u32(n, "spi-max-frequency",
 				&chip.max_speed_hz);
-		reg = of_find_property(n, "reg");
+		reg = of_find_property(n, "reg", NULL);
 		if (!reg)
 			continue;
 		chip.chip_select = of_read_number(reg->value, 1);
diff --git a/drivers/usb/imx/chipidea-imx.c b/drivers/usb/imx/chipidea-imx.c
index 4ee76101f..c552b4e32 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/imx/chipidea-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/imx/chipidea-imx.c
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ static int imx_chipidea_probe_dt(struct imx_chipidea *ci)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (of_find_property(ci->dev->device_node, "disable-over-current"))
+	if (of_find_property(ci->dev->device_node,
+				"disable-over-current", NULL))
 		ci->flags |= MXC_EHCI_DISABLE_OVERCURRENT;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/of.h b/include/of.h
index a91a4c960..7ebde62c7 100644
--- a/include/of.h
+++ b/include/of.h
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ int of_add_initrd(struct device_node *root, resource_size_t start,
 int of_n_addr_cells(struct device_node *np);
 int of_n_size_cells(struct device_node *np);
 
-struct property *of_find_property(const struct device_node *node, const char *name);
-
 struct device_node *of_find_node_by_path(struct device_node *root, const char *path);
 
 struct device_node *of_find_child_by_name(struct device_node *node, const char *name);
@@ -183,6 +181,9 @@ const struct of_device_id *of_match_node(const struct of_device_id *matches,
 struct cdev;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_OFTREE
+extern struct property *of_find_property(const struct device_node *np,
+					const char *name, int *lenp);
+
 extern void of_alias_scan(void);
 extern int of_alias_get_id(struct device_node *np, const char *stem);
 extern const char *of_alias_get(struct device_node *np);
@@ -227,6 +228,13 @@ static inline struct device_node *of_get_root_node(void)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static inline struct property *of_find_property(const struct device_node *np,
+						const char *name,
+						int *lenp)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static inline void of_alias_scan(void)
 {
 }