diff --git a/lib/libfdt/fdt_ro.c b/lib/libfdt/fdt_ro.c
index b6ca4e0b0c..693de9aa5a 100644
--- a/lib/libfdt/fdt_ro.c
+++ b/lib/libfdt/fdt_ro.c
@@ -73,6 +73,37 @@ uint32_t fdt_get_max_phandle(const void *fdt)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int fdt_generate_phandle(const void *fdt, uint32_t *phandle)
+{
+	uint32_t max = 0;
+	int offset = -1;
+
+	while (true) {
+		uint32_t value;
+
+		offset = fdt_next_node(fdt, offset, NULL);
+		if (offset < 0) {
+			if (offset == -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND)
+				break;
+
+			return offset;
+		}
+
+		value = fdt_get_phandle(fdt, offset);
+
+		if (value > max)
+			max = value;
+	}
+
+	if (max == FDT_MAX_PHANDLE)
+		return -FDT_ERR_NOPHANDLES;
+
+	if (phandle)
+		*phandle = max + 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int fdt_get_mem_rsv(const void *fdt, int n, uint64_t *address, uint64_t *size)
 {
 	FDT_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
diff --git a/scripts/dtc/libfdt/fdt_ro.c b/scripts/dtc/libfdt/fdt_ro.c
index dfb3236da3..dc499884e4 100644
--- a/scripts/dtc/libfdt/fdt_ro.c
+++ b/scripts/dtc/libfdt/fdt_ro.c
@@ -115,6 +115,37 @@ uint32_t fdt_get_max_phandle(const void *fdt)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int fdt_generate_phandle(const void *fdt, uint32_t *phandle)
+{
+	uint32_t max = 0;
+	int offset = -1;
+
+	while (true) {
+		uint32_t value;
+
+		offset = fdt_next_node(fdt, offset, NULL);
+		if (offset < 0) {
+			if (offset == -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND)
+				break;
+
+			return offset;
+		}
+
+		value = fdt_get_phandle(fdt, offset);
+
+		if (value > max)
+			max = value;
+	}
+
+	if (max == FDT_MAX_PHANDLE)
+		return -FDT_ERR_NOPHANDLES;
+
+	if (phandle)
+		*phandle = max + 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int fdt_get_mem_rsv(const void *fdt, int n, uint64_t *address, uint64_t *size)
 {
 	FDT_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
diff --git a/scripts/dtc/libfdt/libfdt.h b/scripts/dtc/libfdt/libfdt.h
index fd73688f9e..cf86ddba88 100644
--- a/scripts/dtc/libfdt/libfdt.h
+++ b/scripts/dtc/libfdt/libfdt.h
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@
 
 #define FDT_ERR_MAX		17
 
+/* constants */
+#define FDT_MAX_PHANDLE 0xfffffffe
+	/* Valid values for phandles range from 1 to 2^32-2. */
+
 /**********************************************************************/
 /* Low-level functions (you probably don't need these)                */
 /**********************************************************************/
@@ -313,6 +317,21 @@ const char *fdt_string(const void *fdt, int stroffset);
  */
 uint32_t fdt_get_max_phandle(const void *fdt);
 
+/**
+ * fdt_generate_phandle - return a new, unused phandle for a device tree blob
+ * @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob
+ * @phandle: return location for the new phandle
+ *
+ * Walks the device tree blob and looks for the highest phandle value. On
+ * success, the new, unused phandle value (one higher than the previously
+ * highest phandle value in the device tree blob) will be returned in the
+ * @phandle parameter.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ *   0 on success or a negative error-code on failure
+ */
+int fdt_generate_phandle(const void *fdt, uint32_t *phandle);
+
 /**
  * fdt_num_mem_rsv - retrieve the number of memory reserve map entries
  * @fdt: pointer to the device tree blob
diff --git a/scripts/dtc/libfdt/libfdt_env.h b/scripts/dtc/libfdt/libfdt_env.h
index bd24746287..3ff9e28630 100644
--- a/scripts/dtc/libfdt/libfdt_env.h
+++ b/scripts/dtc/libfdt/libfdt_env.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
  *     EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>