diff --git a/common/fdt_support.c b/common/fdt_support.c
index 6a5b27aec53a43a74b8c270737385009d7778617..5ed874d0dfde21b86ad108882a95cc478fb9e1ef 100644
--- a/common/fdt_support.c
+++ b/common/fdt_support.c
@@ -374,4 +374,27 @@ int fdt_bd_t(void *fdt)
 }
 #endif /* ifdef CONFIG_OF_HAS_BD_T */
 
+void do_fixup_by_path(void *fdt, const char *path, const char *prop,
+		      const void *val, int len, int create)
+{
+#if defined(DEBUG)
+	int i;
+	debug("Updating property '%s/%s' = ", node, prop);
+	for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
+		debug(" %.2x", *(u8*)(val+i));
+	debug("\n");
+#endif
+	int rc = fdt_find_and_setprop(fdt, path, prop, val, len, create);
+	if (rc)
+		printf("Unable to update property %s:%s, err=%s\n",
+			path, prop, fdt_strerror(rc));
+}
+
+void do_fixup_by_path_u32(void *fdt, const char *path, const char *prop,
+			  u32 val, int create)
+{
+	val = cpu_to_fdt32(val);
+	do_fixup_by_path(fdt, path, prop, &val, sizeof(val), create);
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT */
diff --git a/cpu/mpc5xxx/cpu.c b/cpu/mpc5xxx/cpu.c
index 7f16b92a6cac06af26f00a9a267f7bd6c371323a..e4d6168224825ae9ba9c09d864e1348ad05397bc 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc5xxx/cpu.c
+++ b/cpu/mpc5xxx/cpu.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #if defined(CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT)
 #include <libfdt.h>
 #include <libfdt_env.h>
+#include <fdt_support.h>
 #endif
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
@@ -114,42 +115,19 @@ unsigned long get_tbclk (void)
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT
-static void do_fixup(void *fdt, const char *node, const char *prop,
-		     const void *val, int len, int create)
-{
-#if defined(DEBUG)
-	int i;
-	debug("Updating property '%s/%s' = ", node, prop);
-	for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
-		debug(" %.2x", *(u8*)(val+i));
-	debug("\n");
-#endif
-	int rc = fdt_find_and_setprop(fdt, node, prop, val, len, create);
-	if (rc)
-		printf("Unable to update property %s:%s, err=%s\n",
-		       node, prop, fdt_strerror(rc));
-}
-
-static void do_fixup_u32(void *fdt, const char *node, const char *prop,
-			 u32 val, int create)
-{
-	val = cpu_to_fdt32(val);
-	do_fixup(fdt, node, prop, &val, sizeof(val), create);
-}
-
 void ft_cpu_setup(void *blob, bd_t *bd)
 {
 	int div = in_8((void*)CFG_MBAR + 0x204) & 0x0020 ? 8 : 4;
 	char * cpu_path = "/cpus/" OF_CPU;
 	char * eth_path = "/" OF_SOC "/ethernet@3000";
 
-	do_fixup_u32(blob, cpu_path, "timebase-frequency", OF_TBCLK, 1);
-	do_fixup_u32(blob, cpu_path, "bus-frequency", bd->bi_busfreq, 1);
-	do_fixup_u32(blob, cpu_path, "clock-frequency", bd->bi_intfreq, 1);
-	do_fixup_u32(blob, "/" OF_SOC, "bus-frequency", bd->bi_ipbfreq, 1);
-	do_fixup_u32(blob, "/" OF_SOC, "system-frequency",
-			bd->bi_busfreq*div, 1);
-	do_fixup(blob, eth_path, "mac-address", bd->bi_enetaddr, 6, 0);
-	do_fixup(blob, eth_path, "local-mac-address", bd->bi_enetaddr, 6, 0);
+	do_fixup_by_path_u32(blob, cpu_path, "timebase-frequency", OF_TBCLK, 1);
+	do_fixup_by_path_u32(blob, cpu_path, "bus-frequency", bd->bi_busfreq, 1);
+	do_fixup_by_path_u32(blob, cpu_path, "clock-frequency", bd->bi_intfreq, 1);
+	do_fixup_by_path_u32(blob, "/" OF_SOC, "bus-frequency", bd->bi_ipbfreq, 1);
+	do_fixup_by_path_u32(blob, "/" OF_SOC, "system-frequency",
+				bd->bi_busfreq*div, 1);
+	do_fixup_by_path(blob, eth_path, "mac-address", bd->bi_enetaddr, 6, 0);
+	do_fixup_by_path(blob, eth_path, "local-mac-address", bd->bi_enetaddr, 6, 0);
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/cpu/mpc8260/cpu.c b/cpu/mpc8260/cpu.c
index c2b753d6bd2e8ac4c73124aeea53566f416d8ff6..55e61a1887586ab0e76048e3d749d32a5078c85d 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc8260/cpu.c
+++ b/cpu/mpc8260/cpu.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #if defined(CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT)
 #include <libfdt.h>
 #include <libfdt_env.h>
+#include <fdt_support.h>
 #endif
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
@@ -300,35 +301,12 @@ void watchdog_reset (void)
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 #if defined(CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT)
-static void do_fixup(void *fdt, const char *node, const char *prop,
-			const void *val, int len, int create)
-{
-#if defined(DEBUG)
-	int i;
-	debug("Updating property '%s/%s' = ", node, prop);
-	for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
-		debug(" %.2x", *(u8*)(val+i));
-	debug("\n");
-#endif
-	int rc = fdt_find_and_setprop(fdt, node, prop, val, len, create);
-	if (rc)
-		printf("Unable to update property %s:%s, err=%s\n",
-			node, prop, fdt_strerror(rc));
-}
-
-static void do_fixup_u32(void *fdt, const char *node, const char *prop,
-			 u32 val, int create)
-{
-	val = cpu_to_fdt32(val);
-	do_fixup(fdt, node, prop, &val, sizeof(val), create);
-}
-
 void ft_cpu_setup (void *blob, bd_t *bd)
 {
 	char * cpu_path = "/cpus/" OF_CPU;
 
-	do_fixup_u32(blob, cpu_path, "bus-frequency", bd->bi_busfreq, 1);
-	do_fixup_u32(blob, cpu_path, "timebase-frequency", OF_TBCLK, 1);
-	do_fixup_u32(blob, cpu_path, "clock-frequency", bd->bi_intfreq, 1);
+	do_fixup_by_path_u32(blob, cpu_path, "bus-frequency", bd->bi_busfreq, 1);
+	do_fixup_by_path_u32(blob, cpu_path, "timebase-frequency", OF_TBCLK, 1);
+	do_fixup_by_path_u32(blob, cpu_path, "clock-frequency", bd->bi_intfreq, 1);
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT */
diff --git a/include/fdt_support.h b/include/fdt_support.h
index 60fa423b334ead6a60eb26fce036617f1a72b7ff..0314dfdf822e50cde50338939d13b6651ae63a35 100644
--- a/include/fdt_support.h
+++ b/include/fdt_support.h
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
 #include <fdt.h>
 
 int fdt_chosen(void *fdt, ulong initrd_start, ulong initrd_end, int force);
+void do_fixup_by_path(void *fdt, const char *path, const char *prop,
+		      const void *val, int len, int create);
+void do_fixup_by_path_u32(void *fdt, const char *path, const char *prop,
+			  u32 val, int create);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF_HAS_UBOOT_ENV
 int fdt_env(void *fdt);