diff --git a/tools/dtoc/fdt.py b/tools/dtoc/fdt.py
index 274c142..c1d04d4 100644
--- a/tools/dtoc/fdt.py
+++ b/tools/dtoc/fdt.py
@@ -318,7 +318,10 @@
             Node object, or None if not found
         """
         node = self._root
-        for part in path.split('/')[1:]:
+        parts = path.split('/')
+        if len(parts) < 2:
+            return None
+        for part in parts[1:]:
             node = node._FindNode(part)
             if not node:
                 return None
diff --git a/tools/dtoc/test_fdt.py b/tools/dtoc/test_fdt.py
index e57298d..9fef8ed 100755
--- a/tools/dtoc/test_fdt.py
+++ b/tools/dtoc/test_fdt.py
@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@
         self.node = self.dtb.GetNode('/spl-test')
         self.fdt = self.dtb.GetFdtObj()
 
+    def testMissingNode(self):
+        self.assertEqual(None, self.dtb.GetNode('missing'))
+
     def testPhandle(self):
         dtb = fdt.FdtScan('tools/dtoc/dtoc_test_phandle.dts')
         node = dtb.GetNode('/phandle-source')