diff --git a/stand/libofw/openfirm.c b/stand/libofw/openfirm.c
index 1df65784e47..ce4444262f6 100644
--- a/stand/libofw/openfirm.c
+++ b/stand/libofw/openfirm.c
@@ -288,6 +288,13 @@ OF_getencprop(phandle_t package, const char *propname, cell_t *buf, int buflen)
 	return (retval);
 }
 
+/* Check existence of a property of a package. */
+bool
+OF_hasprop(phandle_t node, const char *prop)
+{
+	return (OF_getproplen(node, prop) >= 0);
+}
+
 /* Get the next property of a package. */
 int
 OF_nextprop(phandle_t package, const char *previous, char *buf)
diff --git a/stand/libofw/openfirm.h b/stand/libofw/openfirm.h
index 35d10c320b5..b4890762b0f 100644
--- a/stand/libofw/openfirm.h
+++ b/stand/libofw/openfirm.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ phandle_t	OF_instance_to_package(ihandle_t);
 int		OF_getproplen(phandle_t, const char *);
 int		OF_getprop(phandle_t, const char *, void *, int);
 int		OF_getencprop(phandle_t, const char *, cell_t *, int);
+bool		OF_hasprop(phandle_t, const char *);
 int		OF_nextprop(phandle_t, const char *, char *);
 int		OF_setprop(phandle_t, const char *, void *, int);
 int		OF_canon(const char *, char *, int);
diff --git a/stand/powerpc/ofw/ofwfdt.c b/stand/powerpc/ofw/ofwfdt.c
index eeb5f132a3f..5422924a3b4 100644
--- a/stand/powerpc/ofw/ofwfdt.c
+++ b/stand/powerpc/ofw/ofwfdt.c
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@
 
 extern int command_fdt_internal(int argc, char *argv[]);
 
-static int
-OF_hasprop(phandle_t node, const char *prop)
-{
-	return (OF_getproplen(node, (char *)prop) > 0);
-}
-
 static void
 add_node_to_fdt(void *buffer, phandle_t node, int fdt_offset)
 {