diff --git a/libfdt/Makefile.libfdt b/libfdt/Makefile.libfdt
index e546397..b6d8fc0 100644
--- a/libfdt/Makefile.libfdt
+++ b/libfdt/Makefile.libfdt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ LIBFDT_soname = libfdt.$(SHAREDLIB_EXT).1
 LIBFDT_INCLUDES = fdt.h libfdt.h libfdt_env.h
 LIBFDT_VERSION = version.lds
 LIBFDT_SRCS = fdt.c fdt_ro.c fdt_wip.c fdt_sw.c fdt_rw.c fdt_strerror.c fdt_empty_tree.c \
-	fdt_addresses.c fdt_overlay.c
+	fdt_addresses.c fdt_overlay.c fdt_check.c
 LIBFDT_OBJS = $(LIBFDT_SRCS:%.c=%.o)
 LIBFDT_LIB = libfdt-$(DTC_VERSION).$(SHAREDLIB_EXT)
 
diff --git a/libfdt/fdt_check.c b/libfdt/fdt_check.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f6a96c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libfdt/fdt_check.c
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-or-later OR BSD-2-Clause)
+/*
+ * libfdt - Flat Device Tree manipulation
+ * Copyright (C) 2006 David Gibson, IBM Corporation.
+ */
+#include "libfdt_env.h"
+
+#include <fdt.h>
+#include <libfdt.h>
+
+#include "libfdt_internal.h"
+
+int fdt_check_full(const void *fdt, size_t bufsize)
+{
+	int err;
+	int num_memrsv;
+	int offset, nextoffset = 0;
+	uint32_t tag;
+	unsigned int depth = 0;
+	const void *prop;
+	const char *propname;
+
+	if (bufsize < FDT_V1_SIZE)
+		return -FDT_ERR_TRUNCATED;
+	err = fdt_check_header(fdt);
+	if (err != 0)
+		return err;
+	if (bufsize < fdt_totalsize(fdt))
+		return -FDT_ERR_TRUNCATED;
+
+	num_memrsv = fdt_num_mem_rsv(fdt);
+	if (num_memrsv < 0)
+		return num_memrsv;
+
+	while (1) {
+		offset = nextoffset;
+		tag = fdt_next_tag(fdt, offset, &nextoffset);
+
+		if (nextoffset < 0)
+			return nextoffset;
+
+		switch (tag) {
+		case FDT_NOP:
+			break;
+
+		case FDT_END:
+			if (depth != 0)
+				return -FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE;
+			return 0;
+
+		case FDT_BEGIN_NODE:
+			depth++;
+			if (depth > INT_MAX)
+				return -FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE;
+			break;
+
+		case FDT_END_NODE:
+			if (depth == 0)
+				return -FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE;
+			depth--;
+			break;
+
+		case FDT_PROP:
+			prop = fdt_getprop_by_offset(fdt, offset, &propname,
+						     &err);
+			if (!prop)
+				return err;
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			return -FDT_ERR_INTERNAL;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/libfdt/fdt_ro.c b/libfdt/fdt_ro.c
index 2fa768e..1945503 100644
--- a/libfdt/fdt_ro.c
+++ b/libfdt/fdt_ro.c
@@ -855,66 +855,3 @@ int fdt_node_offset_by_compatible(const void *fdt, int startoffset,
 
 	return offset; /* error from fdt_next_node() */
 }
-
-int fdt_check_full(const void *fdt, size_t bufsize)
-{
-	int err;
-	int num_memrsv;
-	int offset, nextoffset = 0;
-	uint32_t tag;
-	unsigned depth = 0;
-	const void *prop;
-	const char *propname;
-
-	if (bufsize < FDT_V1_SIZE)
-		return -FDT_ERR_TRUNCATED;
-	err = fdt_check_header(fdt);
-	if (err != 0)
-		return err;
-	if (bufsize < fdt_totalsize(fdt))
-		return -FDT_ERR_TRUNCATED;
-
-	num_memrsv = fdt_num_mem_rsv(fdt);
-	if (num_memrsv < 0)
-		return num_memrsv;
-
-	while (1) {
-		offset = nextoffset;
-		tag = fdt_next_tag(fdt, offset, &nextoffset);
-
-		if (nextoffset < 0)
-			return nextoffset;
-
-		switch (tag) {
-		case FDT_NOP:
-			break;
-
-		case FDT_END:
-			if (depth != 0)
-				return -FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE;
-			return 0;
-
-		case FDT_BEGIN_NODE:
-			depth++;
-			if (depth > INT_MAX)
-				return -FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE;
-			break;
-
-		case FDT_END_NODE:
-			if (depth == 0)
-				return -FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE;
-			depth--;
-			break;
-
-		case FDT_PROP:
-			prop = fdt_getprop_by_offset(fdt, offset, &propname,
-						     &err);
-			if (!prop)
-				return err;
-			break;
-
-		default:
-			return -FDT_ERR_INTERNAL;
-		}
-	}
-}