diff --git a/scripts/dtc/pylibfdt/libfdt.i_shipped b/scripts/dtc/pylibfdt/libfdt.i_shipped
index 6774b93..5b38e63 100644
--- a/scripts/dtc/pylibfdt/libfdt.i_shipped
+++ b/scripts/dtc/pylibfdt/libfdt.i_shipped
@@ -442,7 +442,11 @@
         Raises:
             FdtException if any error occurs
         """
-        return check_err(fdt_pack(self._fdt), quiet)
+        err = check_err(fdt_pack(self._fdt), quiet)
+        if err:
+            return err
+        del self._fdt[self.totalsize():]
+        return err
 
     def getprop(self, nodeoffset, prop_name, quiet=()):
         """Get a property from a node