diff --git a/arch/mips/generic/init.c b/arch/mips/generic/init.c
index 0ea73e845440..d493ccbf274a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/generic/init.c
+++ b/arch/mips/generic/init.c
@@ -29,10 +29,20 @@ static __initdata const struct mips_machine *mach;
 static __initdata const void *mach_match_data;
 
 void __init prom_init(void)
+{
+	plat_get_fdt();
+	BUG_ON(!fdt);
+}
+
+void __init *plat_get_fdt(void)
 {
 	const struct mips_machine *check_mach;
 	const struct of_device_id *match;
 
+	if (fdt)
+		/* Already set up */
+		return (void *)fdt;
+
 	if ((fw_arg0 == -2) && !fdt_check_header((void *)fw_arg1)) {
 		/*
 		 * We booted using the UHI boot protocol, so we have been
@@ -75,12 +85,6 @@ void __init prom_init(void)
 		/* Retrieve the machine's FDT */
 		fdt = mach->fdt;
 	}
-
-	BUG_ON(!fdt);
-}
-
-void __init *plat_get_fdt(void)
-{
 	return (void *)fdt;
 }