void board_init_r(gd_t *dummy1, ulong dummy2)
 {
        u32 boot_device;
+       int ret;
+
        debug(">>spl:board_init_r()\n");
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_START)
        gd->malloc_limit = CONFIG_SYS_MALLOC_F_LEN;
        gd->malloc_ptr = 0;
 #endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_SPL_DM
-       dm_init_and_scan(true);
-#endif
+       if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_OF_CONTROL) &&
+                       !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SPL_DISABLE_OF_CONTROL)) {
+               ret = fdtdec_setup();
+               if (ret) {
+                       debug("fdtdec_setup() returned error %d\n", ret);
+                       hang();
+               }
+       }
+       if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SPL_DM)) {
+               ret = dm_init_and_scan(true);
+               if (ret) {
+                       debug("dm_init_and_scan() returned error %d\n", ret);
+                       hang();
+               }
+       }
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_PPC
        /*