diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/prom.c b/arch/microblaze/kernel/prom.c
index 7eb6f8bdb81..d75c6253c0d 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/prom.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/prom.c
@@ -50,48 +50,6 @@ typedef u32 cell_t;
 /* export that to outside world */
 struct device_node *of_chosen;
 
-/**
- * This function can be used within scan_flattened_dt callback to get
- * access to properties
- */
-void *__init of_get_flat_dt_prop(unsigned long node, const char *name,
-				unsigned long *size)
-{
-	unsigned long p = node;
-
-	do {
-		u32 tag = *((u32 *)p);
-		u32 sz, noff;
-		const char *nstr;
-
-		p += 4;
-		if (tag == OF_DT_NOP)
-			continue;
-		if (tag != OF_DT_PROP)
-			return NULL;
-
-		sz = *((u32 *)p);
-		noff = *((u32 *)(p + 4));
-		p += 8;
-		if (initial_boot_params->version < 0x10)
-			p = _ALIGN(p, sz >= 8 ? 8 : 4);
-
-		nstr = find_flat_dt_string(noff);
-		if (nstr == NULL) {
-			printk(KERN_WARNING "Can't find property index"
-				" name !\n");
-			return NULL;
-		}
-		if (strcmp(name, nstr) == 0) {
-			if (size)
-				*size = sz;
-			return (void *)p;
-		}
-		p += sz;
-		p = _ALIGN(p, 4);
-	} while (1);
-}
-
 int __init of_flat_dt_is_compatible(unsigned long node, const char *compat)
 {
 	const char *cp;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c
index b5d5f85e9c2..cd0a2bfc978 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom.c
@@ -80,48 +80,6 @@ extern rwlock_t devtree_lock;	/* temporary while merging */
 /* export that to outside world */
 struct device_node *of_chosen;
 
-/**
- * This  function can be used within scan_flattened_dt callback to get
- * access to properties
- */
-void* __init of_get_flat_dt_prop(unsigned long node, const char *name,
-				 unsigned long *size)
-{
-	unsigned long p = node;
-
-	do {
-		u32 tag = *((u32 *)p);
-		u32 sz, noff;
-		const char *nstr;
-
-		p += 4;
-		if (tag == OF_DT_NOP)
-			continue;
-		if (tag != OF_DT_PROP)
-			return NULL;
-
-		sz = *((u32 *)p);
-		noff = *((u32 *)(p + 4));
-		p += 8;
-		if (initial_boot_params->version < 0x10)
-			p = _ALIGN(p, sz >= 8 ? 8 : 4);
-
-		nstr = find_flat_dt_string(noff);
-		if (nstr == NULL) {
-			printk(KERN_WARNING "Can't find property index"
-			       " name !\n");
-			return NULL;
-		}
-		if (strcmp(name, nstr) == 0) {
-			if (size)
-				*size = sz;
-			return (void *)p;
-		}
-		p += sz;
-		p = _ALIGN(p, 4);
-	} while(1);
-}
-
 int __init of_flat_dt_is_compatible(unsigned long node, const char *compat)
 {
 	const char* cp;
diff --git a/drivers/of/fdt.c b/drivers/of/fdt.c
index f41d739aa2f..b17a9086cbf 100644
--- a/drivers/of/fdt.c
+++ b/drivers/of/fdt.c
@@ -99,3 +99,46 @@ unsigned long __init of_get_flat_dt_root(void)
 	return _ALIGN(p + strlen((char *)p) + 1, 4);
 }
 
+/**
+ * of_get_flat_dt_prop - Given a node in the flat blob, return the property ptr
+ *
+ * This function can be used within scan_flattened_dt callback to get
+ * access to properties
+ */
+void *__init of_get_flat_dt_prop(unsigned long node, const char *name,
+				 unsigned long *size)
+{
+	unsigned long p = node;
+
+	do {
+		u32 tag = *((u32 *)p);
+		u32 sz, noff;
+		const char *nstr;
+
+		p += 4;
+		if (tag == OF_DT_NOP)
+			continue;
+		if (tag != OF_DT_PROP)
+			return NULL;
+
+		sz = *((u32 *)p);
+		noff = *((u32 *)(p + 4));
+		p += 8;
+		if (initial_boot_params->version < 0x10)
+			p = _ALIGN(p, sz >= 8 ? 8 : 4);
+
+		nstr = find_flat_dt_string(noff);
+		if (nstr == NULL) {
+			pr_warning("Can't find property index name !\n");
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		if (strcmp(name, nstr) == 0) {
+			if (size)
+				*size = sz;
+			return (void *)p;
+		}
+		p += sz;
+		p = _ALIGN(p, 4);
+	} while (1);
+}
+