diff --git a/board/keymile/common/common.c b/board/keymile/common/common.c
index e47928d0f..a4cf24cf7 100644
--- a/board/keymile/common/common.c
+++ b/board/keymile/common/common.c
@@ -495,3 +495,29 @@ void i2c_init_board(void)
 #endif
 }
 #endif
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP) && defined(CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT)
+int fdt_set_node_and_value (void *blob,
+				char *nodename,
+				char *regname,
+				void *var,
+				int size)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	int nodeoffset = 0;
+
+	nodeoffset = fdt_path_offset (blob, nodename);
+	if (nodeoffset >= 0) {
+		ret = fdt_setprop (blob, nodeoffset, regname, var,
+					size);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			printf("ft_blob_update(): cannot set %s/%s "
+				"property err:%s\n", nodename, regname,
+				fdt_strerror (ret));
+	} else {
+		printf("ft_blob_update(): cannot find %s node "
+			"err:%s\n", nodename, fdt_strerror (nodeoffset));
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/board/keymile/mgcoge/mgcoge.c b/board/keymile/mgcoge/mgcoge.c
index f35716b08..6dda92062 100644
--- a/board/keymile/mgcoge/mgcoge.c
+++ b/board/keymile/mgcoge/mgcoge.c
@@ -308,30 +308,25 @@ int hush_init_var (void)
 }
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP) && defined(CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT)
+extern int fdt_set_node_and_value (void *blob,
+                                char *nodename,
+                                char *regname,
+                                void *var,
+                                int size);
+
 /*
  * update "memory" property in the blob
  */
 void ft_blob_update (void *blob, bd_t *bd)
 {
-	int ret, nodeoffset = 0;
 	ulong memory_data[2] = {0};
 	ulong flash_data[8] = {0};
 
 	memory_data[0] = cpu_to_be32 (bd->bi_memstart);
 	memory_data[1] = cpu_to_be32 (bd->bi_memsize);
+	fdt_set_node_and_value (blob, "/memory", "reg", memory_data,
+				sizeof (memory_data));
 
-	nodeoffset = fdt_path_offset (blob, "/memory");
-	if (nodeoffset >= 0) {
-		ret = fdt_setprop (blob, nodeoffset, "reg", memory_data,
-					sizeof (memory_data));
-	if (ret < 0)
-		printf ("ft_blob_update(): cannot set /memory/reg "
-			"property err:%s\n", fdt_strerror (ret));
-	} else {
-		/* memory node is required in dts */
-		printf ("ft_blob_update(): cannot find /memory node "
-			"err:%s\n", fdt_strerror (nodeoffset));
-	}
 	/* update Flash addr, size */
 	flash_data[2] = cpu_to_be32 (CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE);
 	flash_data[3] = cpu_to_be32 (CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_SIZE);
@@ -339,32 +334,11 @@ void ft_blob_update (void *blob, bd_t *bd)
 	flash_data[5] = cpu_to_be32 (0);
 	flash_data[6] = cpu_to_be32 (CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE_1);
 	flash_data[7] = cpu_to_be32 (CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_SIZE_1);
-	nodeoffset = fdt_path_offset (blob, "/localbus");
-	if (nodeoffset >= 0) {
-		ret = fdt_setprop (blob, nodeoffset, "ranges", flash_data,
-					sizeof (flash_data));
-	if (ret < 0)
-		printf ("ft_blob_update(): cannot set /localbus/ranges "
-			"property err:%s\n", fdt_strerror (ret));
-	} else {
-		/* memory node is required in dts */
-		printf ("ft_blob_update(): cannot find /localbus node "
-			"err:%s\n", fdt_strerror (nodeoffset));
-	}
-	/* MAC Adresse */
-	nodeoffset = fdt_path_offset (blob, "/soc/cpm/ethernet");
-	if (nodeoffset >= 0) {
-		ret = fdt_setprop (blob, nodeoffset, "mac-address", bd->bi_enetaddr,
-					sizeof (uchar) * 6);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		printf ("ft_blob_update(): cannot set /soc/cpm/ethernet/mac-address "
-			"property err:%s\n", fdt_strerror (ret));
-	} else {
-		/* memory node is required in dts */
-		printf ("ft_blob_update(): cannot find /soc/cpm/ethernet node "
-			"err:%s\n", fdt_strerror (nodeoffset));
-	}
-
+	fdt_set_node_and_value (blob, "/localbus", "ranges", flash_data,
+				sizeof (flash_data));
+	/* MAC addr */
+	fdt_set_node_and_value (blob, "/soc/cpm/ethernet", "mac-address",
+				bd->bi_enetaddr, sizeof (u8) * 6);
 }
 
 void ft_board_setup (void *blob, bd_t *bd)
diff --git a/board/keymile/mgsuvd/mgsuvd.c b/board/keymile/mgsuvd/mgsuvd.c
index 7cade4e1d..0fd28da8d 100644
--- a/board/keymile/mgsuvd/mgsuvd.c
+++ b/board/keymile/mgsuvd/mgsuvd.c
@@ -150,73 +150,39 @@ int hush_init_var (void)
 }
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP) && defined(CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT)
+extern int fdt_set_node_and_value (void *blob,
+                                char *nodename,
+                                char *regname,
+                                void *var,
+                                int size);
+
 /*
  * update "memory" property in the blob
  */
 void ft_blob_update (void *blob, bd_t *bd)
 {
-	int ret, nodeoffset = 0;
 	ulong brg_data[1] = {0};
 	ulong memory_data[2] = {0};
 	ulong flash_data[4] = {0};
 
 	memory_data[0] = cpu_to_be32 (bd->bi_memstart);
 	memory_data[1] = cpu_to_be32 (bd->bi_memsize);
-
-	nodeoffset = fdt_path_offset (blob, "/memory");
-	if (nodeoffset >= 0) {
-		ret = fdt_setprop (blob, nodeoffset, "reg", memory_data,
-					sizeof (memory_data));
-		if (ret < 0)
-			printf("ft_blob_update(): cannot set /memory/reg "
-				"property err:%s\n", fdt_strerror (ret));
-		} else {
-			/* memory node is required in dts */
-			printf("ft_blob_update(): cannot find /memory node "
-				"err:%s\n", fdt_strerror (nodeoffset));
-	}
+	fdt_set_node_and_value (blob, "/memory", "reg", memory_data,
+				sizeof (memory_data));
 
 	flash_data[2] = cpu_to_be32 (bd->bi_flashstart);
 	flash_data[3] = cpu_to_be32 (bd->bi_flashsize);
-	nodeoffset = fdt_path_offset (blob, "/localbus");
-	if (nodeoffset >= 0) {
-		ret = fdt_setprop (blob, nodeoffset, "ranges", flash_data,
-					sizeof (flash_data));
-	if (ret < 0)
-		printf("ft_blob_update(): cannot set /localbus/ranges "
-			"property err:%s\n", fdt_strerror (ret));
-	} else {
-		/* memory node is required in dts */
-		printf("ft_blob_update(): cannot find /localbus node "
-			"err:%s\n", fdt_strerror (nodeoffset));
-	}
+	fdt_set_node_and_value (blob, "/localbus", "ranges", flash_data,
+				sizeof (flash_data));
+
 	/* BRG */
 	brg_data[0] = cpu_to_be32 (bd->bi_busfreq);
-	nodeoffset = fdt_path_offset (blob, "/soc/cpm");
-	if (nodeoffset >= 0) {
-		ret = fdt_setprop (blob, nodeoffset, "brg-frequency", brg_data,
-					sizeof (brg_data));
-	if (ret < 0)
-		printf("ft_blob_update(): cannot set /soc/cpm/brg-frequency "
-			"property err:%s\n", fdt_strerror(ret));
-	} else {
-		/* memory node is required in dts */
-		printf("ft_blob_update(): cannot find /soc/cpm node "
-			"err:%s\n", fdt_strerror (nodeoffset));
-	}
-	/* MAC Adresse */
-	nodeoffset = fdt_path_offset (blob, "/soc/cpm/ethernet");
-	if (nodeoffset >= 0) {
-		ret = fdt_setprop (blob, nodeoffset, "mac-address", bd->bi_enetaddr,
-					sizeof (uchar) * 6);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		printf("ft_blob_update(): cannot set /soc/cpm/scc/mac-address "
-			"property err:%s\n", fdt_strerror (ret));
-	} else {
-		/* memory node is required in dts */
-		printf("ft_blob_update(): cannot find /soc/cpm/ethernet node "
-			"err:%s\n", fdt_strerror (nodeoffset));
-	}
+	fdt_set_node_and_value (blob, "/soc/cpm", "brg-frequency", brg_data,
+				sizeof (brg_data));
+
+	/* MAC adr */
+	fdt_set_node_and_value (blob, "/soc/cpm/ethernet", "mac-address",
+				bd->bi_enetaddr, sizeof (u8) * 6);
 }
 
 void ft_board_setup(void *blob, bd_t *bd)