diff --git a/lib/libfdt/fdt_sw.c b/lib/libfdt/fdt_sw.c
index 320a914..345a3ac 100644
--- a/lib/libfdt/fdt_sw.c
+++ b/lib/libfdt/fdt_sw.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
 	return offset;
 }
 
-int fdt_property(void *fdt, const char *name, const void *val, int len)
+int fdt_property_placeholder(void *fdt, const char *name, int len, void **valp)
 {
 	struct fdt_property *prop;
 	int nameoff;
@@ -193,7 +193,19 @@
 	prop->tag = cpu_to_fdt32(FDT_PROP);
 	prop->nameoff = cpu_to_fdt32(nameoff);
 	prop->len = cpu_to_fdt32(len);
-	memcpy(prop->data, val, len);
+	*valp = prop->data;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int fdt_property(void *fdt, const char *name, const void *val, int len)
+{
+	void *ptr;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = fdt_property_placeholder(fdt, name, len, &ptr);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+	memcpy(ptr, val, len);
 	return 0;
 }