{
        ulong *initrd_start = &images->initrd_start;
        ulong *initrd_end = &images->initrd_end;
-       int ret;
+       int ret = -EPERM;
+       int fdt_ret;
 
        if (fdt_chosen(blob) < 0) {
-               puts("ERROR: /chosen node create failed");
-               puts(" - must RESET the board to recover.\n");
-               return -1;
+               printf("ERROR: /chosen node create failed\n");
+               goto err;
        }
        if (arch_fixup_fdt(blob) < 0) {
-               puts("ERROR: arch specific fdt fixup failed");
-               return -1;
+               printf("ERROR: arch-specific fdt fixup failed\n");
+               goto err;
+       }
+       if (IMAGE_OF_BOARD_SETUP) {
+               fdt_ret = ft_board_setup(blob, gd->bd);
+               if (fdt_ret) {
+                       printf("ERROR: board-specific fdt fixup failed: %s\n",
+                              fdt_strerror(fdt_ret));
+                       goto err;
+               }
        }
-       if (IMAGE_OF_BOARD_SETUP)
-               ft_board_setup(blob, gd->bd);
        fdt_fixup_ethernet(blob);
 
        /* Delete the old LMB reservation */
 
        ret = fdt_shrink_to_minimum(blob);
        if (ret < 0)
-               return ret;
+               goto err;
        of_size = ret;
 
        if (*initrd_start && *initrd_end) {
 
        fdt_initrd(blob, *initrd_start, *initrd_end);
        if (!ft_verify_fdt(blob))
-               return -1;
+               goto err;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SOC_KEYSTONE)
        if (IMAGE_OF_BOARD_SETUP)
 #endif
 
        return 0;
+err:
+       printf(" - must RESET the board to recover.\n\n");
+
+       return ret;
 }
 
  * Add board-specific data to the FDT before booting the OS.
  *
  * Use CONFIG_SYS_FDT_PAD to ensure there is sufficient space.
+ * This function is called if CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP is defined
  *
  * @param blob         FDT blob to update
  * @param bd_t         Pointer to board data