diff --git a/common/fdt_fixup.c b/common/fdt_fixup.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ae0050
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/fdt_fixup.c
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016-2019, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Contains generic routines to fix up the device tree blob passed on to
+ * payloads like BL32 and BL33 (and further down the boot chain).
+ * This allows to easily add PSCI nodes, when the original DT does not have
+ * it or advertises another method.
+ */
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <libfdt.h>
+
+#include <common/debug.h>
+#include <drivers/console.h>
+#include <lib/psci/psci.h>
+
+#include <common/fdt_fixup.h>
+
+static int append_psci_compatible(void *fdt, int offs, const char *str)
+{
+	return fdt_appendprop(fdt, offs, "compatible", str, strlen(str) + 1);
+}
+
+int dt_add_psci_node(void *fdt)
+{
+	int offs;
+
+	if (fdt_path_offset(fdt, "/psci") >= 0) {
+		WARN("PSCI Device Tree node already exists!\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	offs = fdt_path_offset(fdt, "/");
+	if (offs < 0)
+		return -1;
+	offs = fdt_add_subnode(fdt, offs, "psci");
+	if (offs < 0)
+		return -1;
+	if (append_psci_compatible(fdt, offs, "arm,psci-1.0"))
+		return -1;
+	if (append_psci_compatible(fdt, offs, "arm,psci-0.2"))
+		return -1;
+	if (append_psci_compatible(fdt, offs, "arm,psci"))
+		return -1;
+	if (fdt_setprop_string(fdt, offs, "method", "smc"))
+		return -1;
+	if (fdt_setprop_u32(fdt, offs, "cpu_suspend", PSCI_CPU_SUSPEND_AARCH64))
+		return -1;
+	if (fdt_setprop_u32(fdt, offs, "cpu_off", PSCI_CPU_OFF))
+		return -1;
+	if (fdt_setprop_u32(fdt, offs, "cpu_on", PSCI_CPU_ON_AARCH64))
+		return -1;
+	if (fdt_setprop_u32(fdt, offs, "sys_poweroff", PSCI_SYSTEM_OFF))
+		return -1;
+	if (fdt_setprop_u32(fdt, offs, "sys_reset", PSCI_SYSTEM_RESET))
+		return -1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Find the first subnode that has a "device_type" property with the value
+ * "cpu" and which's enable-method is not "psci" (yet).
+ * Returns 0 if no such subnode is found, so all have already been patched
+ * or none have to be patched in the first place.
+ * Returns 1 if *one* such subnode has been found and successfully changed
+ * to "psci".
+ * Returns -1 on error.
+ *
+ * Call in a loop until it returns 0. Recalculate the node offset after
+ * it has returned 1.
+ */
+static int dt_update_one_cpu_node(void *fdt, int offset)
+{
+	int offs;
+
+	/* Iterate over all subnodes to find those with device_type = "cpu". */
+	for (offs = fdt_first_subnode(fdt, offset); offs >= 0;
+	     offs = fdt_next_subnode(fdt, offs)) {
+		const char *prop;
+		int len;
+
+		prop = fdt_getprop(fdt, offs, "device_type", &len);
+		if (!prop)
+			continue;
+		if (memcmp(prop, "cpu", 4) != 0 || len != 4)
+			continue;
+
+		/* Ignore any nodes which already use "psci". */
+		prop = fdt_getprop(fdt, offs, "enable-method", &len);
+		if (prop && memcmp(prop, "psci", 5) == 0 && len == 5)
+			continue;
+
+		if (fdt_setprop_string(fdt, offs, "enable-method", "psci"))
+			return -1;
+		/*
+		 * Subnode found and patched.
+		 * Restart to accommodate potentially changed offsets.
+		 */
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (offs == -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND)
+		return 0;
+
+	return offs;
+}
+
+int dt_add_psci_cpu_enable_methods(void *fdt)
+{
+	int offs, ret;
+
+	do {
+		offs = fdt_path_offset(fdt, "/cpus");
+		if (offs < 0)
+			return offs;
+
+		ret = dt_update_one_cpu_node(fdt, offs);
+	} while (ret > 0);
+
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/include/common/fdt_fixup.h b/include/common/fdt_fixup.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb05bf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/common/fdt_fixup.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#ifndef FDT_FIXUP_H
+#define FDT_FIXUP_H
+
+int dt_add_psci_node(void *fdt);
+int dt_add_psci_cpu_enable_methods(void *fdt);
+
+#endif /* FDT_FIXUP_H */
diff --git a/plat/qemu/dt.c b/plat/qemu/dt.c
deleted file mode 100644
index b1cd368..0000000
--- a/plat/qemu/dt.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2016, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
- */
-
-#include <string.h>
-
-#include <libfdt.h>
-
-#include <common/debug.h>
-#include <drivers/console.h>
-#include <lib/psci/psci.h>
-
-#include "qemu_private.h"
-
-static int append_psci_compatible(void *fdt, int offs, const char *str)
-{
-	return fdt_appendprop(fdt, offs, "compatible", str, strlen(str) + 1);
-}
-
-int dt_add_psci_node(void *fdt)
-{
-	int offs;
-
-	if (fdt_path_offset(fdt, "/psci") >= 0) {
-		WARN("PSCI Device Tree node already exists!\n");
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	offs = fdt_path_offset(fdt, "/");
-	if (offs < 0)
-		return -1;
-	offs = fdt_add_subnode(fdt, offs, "psci");
-	if (offs < 0)
-		return -1;
-	if (append_psci_compatible(fdt, offs, "arm,psci-1.0"))
-		return -1;
-	if (append_psci_compatible(fdt, offs, "arm,psci-0.2"))
-		return -1;
-	if (append_psci_compatible(fdt, offs, "arm,psci"))
-		return -1;
-	if (fdt_setprop_string(fdt, offs, "method", "smc"))
-		return -1;
-	if (fdt_setprop_u32(fdt, offs, "cpu_suspend", PSCI_CPU_SUSPEND_AARCH64))
-		return -1;
-	if (fdt_setprop_u32(fdt, offs, "cpu_off", PSCI_CPU_OFF))
-		return -1;
-	if (fdt_setprop_u32(fdt, offs, "cpu_on", PSCI_CPU_ON_AARCH64))
-		return -1;
-	if (fdt_setprop_u32(fdt, offs, "sys_poweroff", PSCI_SYSTEM_OFF))
-		return -1;
-	if (fdt_setprop_u32(fdt, offs, "sys_reset", PSCI_SYSTEM_RESET))
-		return -1;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int check_node_compat_prefix(void *fdt, int offs, const char *prefix)
-{
-	const size_t prefix_len = strlen(prefix);
-	size_t l;
-	int plen;
-	const char *prop;
-
-	prop = fdt_getprop(fdt, offs, "compatible", &plen);
-	if (!prop)
-		return -1;
-
-	while (plen > 0) {
-		if (memcmp(prop, prefix, prefix_len) == 0)
-			return 0; /* match */
-
-		l = strlen(prop) + 1;
-		prop += l;
-		plen -= l;
-	}
-
-	return -1;
-}
-
-int dt_add_psci_cpu_enable_methods(void *fdt)
-{
-	int offs = 0;
-
-	while (1) {
-		offs = fdt_next_node(fdt, offs, NULL);
-		if (offs < 0)
-			break;
-		if (fdt_getprop(fdt, offs, "enable-method", NULL))
-			continue; /* already set */
-		if (check_node_compat_prefix(fdt, offs, "arm,cortex-a"))
-			continue; /* no compatible */
-		if (fdt_setprop_string(fdt, offs, "enable-method", "psci"))
-			return -1;
-		/* Need to restart scanning as offsets may have changed */
-		offs = 0;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
diff --git a/plat/qemu/platform.mk b/plat/qemu/platform.mk
index 6b9749c..bc4a21b 100644
--- a/plat/qemu/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/qemu/platform.mk
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 				plat/qemu/qemu_io_storage.c		\
 				plat/qemu/${ARCH}/plat_helpers.S	\
 				plat/qemu/qemu_bl2_setup.c		\
-				plat/qemu/dt.c				\
+				common/fdt_fixup.c			\
 				plat/qemu/qemu_bl2_mem_params_desc.c	\
 				plat/qemu/qemu_image_load.c		\
 				common/desc_image_load.c
diff --git a/plat/qemu/qemu_bl2_setup.c b/plat/qemu/qemu_bl2_setup.c
index 4c97c8d..166d245 100644
--- a/plat/qemu/qemu_bl2_setup.c
+++ b/plat/qemu/qemu_bl2_setup.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2019, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <common/bl_common.h>
 #include <common/debug.h>
 #include <common/desc_image_load.h>
+#include <common/fdt_fixup.h>
 #include <lib/optee_utils.h>
 #include <lib/utils.h>
 #include <plat/common/platform.h>
diff --git a/plat/qemu/qemu_private.h b/plat/qemu/qemu_private.h
index 46b1ca1..71ea4de 100644
--- a/plat/qemu/qemu_private.h
+++ b/plat/qemu/qemu_private.h
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@
 void plat_qemu_io_setup(void);
 unsigned int plat_qemu_calc_core_pos(u_register_t mpidr);
 
-int dt_add_psci_node(void *fdt);
-int dt_add_psci_cpu_enable_methods(void *fdt);
-
 void qemu_console_init(void);
 
 void plat_qemu_gic_init(void);