diff --git a/cmd/fdt.c b/cmd/fdt.c
index 89ab572d8d..f1e2fc2fd8 100644
--- a/cmd/fdt.c
+++ b/cmd/fdt.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
  */
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
-static int fdt_valid(struct fdt_header **blobp);
 static int fdt_parse_prop(char *const*newval, int count, char *data, int *len);
 static int fdt_print(const char *pathp, char *prop, int depth);
 static int is_printable_string(const void *data, int len);
@@ -732,54 +731,6 @@ static int do_fdt(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *const argv[])
 
 /****************************************************************************/
 
-/**
- * fdt_valid() - Check if an FDT is valid. If not, change it to NULL
- *
- * @blobp: Pointer to FDT pointer
- * @return 1 if OK, 0 if bad (in which case *blobp is set to NULL)
- */
-static int fdt_valid(struct fdt_header **blobp)
-{
-	const void *blob = *blobp;
-	int err;
-
-	if (blob == NULL) {
-		printf ("The address of the fdt is invalid (NULL).\n");
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	err = fdt_check_header(blob);
-	if (err == 0)
-		return 1;	/* valid */
-
-	if (err < 0) {
-		printf("libfdt fdt_check_header(): %s", fdt_strerror(err));
-		/*
-		 * Be more informative on bad version.
-		 */
-		if (err == -FDT_ERR_BADVERSION) {
-			if (fdt_version(blob) <
-			    FDT_FIRST_SUPPORTED_VERSION) {
-				printf (" - too old, fdt %d < %d",
-					fdt_version(blob),
-					FDT_FIRST_SUPPORTED_VERSION);
-			}
-			if (fdt_last_comp_version(blob) >
-			    FDT_LAST_SUPPORTED_VERSION) {
-				printf (" - too new, fdt %d > %d",
-					fdt_version(blob),
-					FDT_LAST_SUPPORTED_VERSION);
-			}
-		}
-		printf("\n");
-		*blobp = NULL;
-		return 0;
-	}
-	return 1;
-}
-
-/****************************************************************************/
-
 /*
  * Parse the user's input, partially heuristic.  Valid formats:
  * <0x00112233 4 05>	- an array of cells.  Numbers follow standard
diff --git a/common/fdt_support.c b/common/fdt_support.c
index 695d8e134a..a9a32df1e7 100644
--- a/common/fdt_support.c
+++ b/common/fdt_support.c
@@ -1904,3 +1904,49 @@ int fdt_overlay_apply_verbose(void *fdt, void *fdto)
 	return err;
 }
 #endif
+
+/**
+ * fdt_valid() - Check if an FDT is valid. If not, change it to NULL
+ *
+ * @blobp: Pointer to FDT pointer
+ * @return 1 if OK, 0 if bad (in which case *blobp is set to NULL)
+ */
+int fdt_valid(struct fdt_header **blobp)
+{
+	const void *blob = *blobp;
+	int err;
+
+	if (!blob) {
+		printf("The address of the fdt is invalid (NULL).\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	err = fdt_check_header(blob);
+	if (err == 0)
+		return 1;	/* valid */
+
+	if (err < 0) {
+		printf("libfdt fdt_check_header(): %s", fdt_strerror(err));
+		/*
+		 * Be more informative on bad version.
+		 */
+		if (err == -FDT_ERR_BADVERSION) {
+			if (fdt_version(blob) <
+			    FDT_FIRST_SUPPORTED_VERSION) {
+				printf(" - too old, fdt %d < %d",
+				       fdt_version(blob),
+				       FDT_FIRST_SUPPORTED_VERSION);
+			}
+			if (fdt_last_comp_version(blob) >
+			    FDT_LAST_SUPPORTED_VERSION) {
+				printf(" - too new, fdt %d > %d",
+				       fdt_version(blob),
+				       FDT_LAST_SUPPORTED_VERSION);
+			}
+		}
+		printf("\n");
+		*blobp = NULL;
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
diff --git a/include/fdt_support.h b/include/fdt_support.h
index e2a4689cd8..1e4dbc0a8f 100644
--- a/include/fdt_support.h
+++ b/include/fdt_support.h
@@ -352,6 +352,8 @@ int fdt_setup_simplefb_node(void *fdt, int node, u64 base_address, u32 width,
 
 int fdt_overlay_apply_verbose(void *fdt, void *fdto);
 
+int fdt_valid(struct fdt_header **blobp);
+
 /**
  * fdt_get_cells_len() - Get the length of a type of cell in top-level nodes
  *