diff --git a/libfdt/fdt_ro.c b/libfdt/fdt_ro.c
index 6365c26..d12c7ee 100644
--- a/libfdt/fdt_ro.c
+++ b/libfdt/fdt_ro.c
@@ -108,12 +108,12 @@ int fdt_num_mem_rsv(const void *fdt)
 int fdt_subnode_offset_namelen(const void *fdt, int offset,
 			       const char *name, int namelen)
 {
-	int depth;
+	int depth = 0;
 
 	FDT_CHECK_HEADER(fdt);
 
-	for (depth = 0;
-	     offset >= 0;
+	for (depth = 0, offset = fdt_next_node(fdt, offset, &depth);
+	     (offset >= 0) && (depth > 0);
 	     offset = fdt_next_node(fdt, offset, &depth)) {
 		if (depth < 0)
 			return -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND;
@@ -122,7 +122,10 @@ int fdt_subnode_offset_namelen(const void *fdt, int offset,
 			return offset;
 	}
 
-	return offset; /* error */
+	if (offset < 0)
+		return offset; /* error */
+	else
+		return -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND;
 }
 
 int fdt_subnode_offset(const void *fdt, int parentoffset,
diff --git a/tests/include1.dts b/tests/include1.dts
index 0c7f42e..8d7e747 100644
--- a/tests/include1.dts
+++ b/tests/include1.dts
@@ -19,5 +19,8 @@
 			compatible = "subsubnode2", "subsubnode";
 			prop-int = <0726746425>;
 		};
+
+		ss2 {
+		};
 	};
 };
diff --git a/tests/include7.dts b/tests/include7.dts
index fa726f9..dba5e47 100644
--- a/tests/include7.dts
+++ b/tests/include7.dts
@@ -6,4 +6,7 @@
 			compatible = "subsubnode1", "subsubnode";
 			prop-int = <0xdeadbeef>;
 		};
+
+		ss1 {
+		};
 	};
diff --git a/tests/rw_tree1.c b/tests/rw_tree1.c
index 8f335c9..f0bce88 100644
--- a/tests/rw_tree1.c
+++ b/tests/rw_tree1.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	void *fdt;
 	int err;
-	int offset;
+	int offset, s1, s2;
 
 	test_init(argc, argv);
 
@@ -77,21 +77,25 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	CHECK(fdt_setprop_string(fdt, 0, "prop-str", TEST_STRING_1));
 
 	OFF_CHECK(offset, fdt_add_subnode(fdt, 0, "subnode@1"));
-	CHECK(fdt_setprop_string(fdt, offset, "compatible", "subnode1"));
-	CHECK(fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, offset, "prop-int", TEST_VALUE_1));
-	OFF_CHECK(offset, fdt_add_subnode(fdt, offset, "subsubnode"));
+	s1 = offset;
+	CHECK(fdt_setprop_string(fdt, s1, "compatible", "subnode1"));
+	CHECK(fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, s1, "prop-int", TEST_VALUE_1));
+	OFF_CHECK(offset, fdt_add_subnode(fdt, s1, "subsubnode"));
 	CHECK(fdt_setprop(fdt, offset, "compatible",
 			  "subsubnode1\0subsubnode", 23));
 	CHECK(fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, offset, "prop-int", TEST_VALUE_1));
+	OFF_CHECK(offset, fdt_add_subnode(fdt, s1, "ss1"));
 
 	OFF_CHECK(offset, fdt_add_subnode(fdt, 0, "subnode@2"));
-	CHECK(fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, offset, "linux,phandle", PHANDLE_1));
-	CHECK(fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, offset, "prop-int", TEST_VALUE_2));
-	OFF_CHECK(offset, fdt_add_subnode(fdt, offset, "subsubnode@0"));
+	s2 = offset;
+	CHECK(fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, s2, "linux,phandle", PHANDLE_1));
+	CHECK(fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, s2, "prop-int", TEST_VALUE_2));
+	OFF_CHECK(offset, fdt_add_subnode(fdt, s2, "subsubnode@0"));
 	CHECK(fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, offset, "linux,phandle", PHANDLE_2));
 	CHECK(fdt_setprop(fdt, offset, "compatible",
 			  "subsubnode2\0subsubnode", 23));
 	CHECK(fdt_setprop_cell(fdt, offset, "prop-int", TEST_VALUE_2));
+	OFF_CHECK(offset, fdt_add_subnode(fdt, s2, "ss2"));
 
 	CHECK(fdt_pack(fdt));
 
diff --git a/tests/subnode_offset.c b/tests/subnode_offset.c
index 17be8d8..b961070 100644
--- a/tests/subnode_offset.c
+++ b/tests/subnode_offset.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	void *fdt;
 	int subnode1_offset, subnode2_offset;
 	int subsubnode1_offset, subsubnode2_offset, subsubnode2_offset2;
+	int ss11_off, ss12_off, ss21_off, ss22_off;
 
 	test_init(argc, argv);
 	fdt = load_blob_arg(argc, argv);
@@ -84,5 +85,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (subsubnode2_offset != subsubnode2_offset2)
 		FAIL("Different offsets with and without unit address");
 
+	ss11_off = check_subnode(fdt, subnode1_offset, "ss1");
+	ss21_off = fdt_subnode_offset(fdt, subnode2_offset, "ss1");
+	if (ss21_off != -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND)
+		FAIL("Incorrectly found ss1 in subnode2");
+
+	ss12_off = fdt_subnode_offset(fdt, subnode1_offset, "ss2");
+	if (ss12_off != -FDT_ERR_NOTFOUND)
+		FAIL("Incorrectly found ss2 in subnode1");
+	ss22_off = check_subnode(fdt, subnode2_offset, "ss2");
+
 	PASS();
 }
diff --git a/tests/sw_tree1.c b/tests/sw_tree1.c
index 2a94b63..687fb82 100644
--- a/tests/sw_tree1.c
+++ b/tests/sw_tree1.c
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			   23));
 	CHECK(fdt_property_cell(fdt, "prop-int", TEST_VALUE_1));
 	CHECK(fdt_end_node(fdt));
+	CHECK(fdt_begin_node(fdt, "ss1"));
+	CHECK(fdt_end_node(fdt));
 	CHECK(fdt_end_node(fdt));
 
 	CHECK(fdt_begin_node(fdt, "subnode@2"));
@@ -77,6 +79,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			   23));
 	CHECK(fdt_property_cell(fdt, "prop-int", TEST_VALUE_2));
 	CHECK(fdt_end_node(fdt));
+	CHECK(fdt_begin_node(fdt, "ss2"));
+	CHECK(fdt_end_node(fdt));
+
 	CHECK(fdt_end_node(fdt));
 
 	CHECK(fdt_end_node(fdt));
diff --git a/tests/test_tree1.dts b/tests/test_tree1.dts
index 27602af..1593554 100644
--- a/tests/test_tree1.dts
+++ b/tests/test_tree1.dts
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 			compatible = "subsubnode1", "subsubnode";
 			prop-int = <0xdeadbeef>;
 		};
+
+		ss1 {
+		};
 	};
 
 	subnode@2 {
@@ -27,5 +30,8 @@
 			compatible = "subsubnode2", "subsubnode";
 			prop-int = <0726746425>;
 		};
+
+		ss2 {
+		};
 	};
 };
diff --git a/tests/test_tree1_dts0.dts b/tests/test_tree1_dts0.dts
index 6b40cf5..032d540 100644
--- a/tests/test_tree1_dts0.dts
+++ b/tests/test_tree1_dts0.dts
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 			compatible = "subsubnode1", "subsubnode";
 			prop-int = < 0xdeadbeef>;
 		};
+
+		ss1 {
+		};
 	};
 
 	subnode@2 {
@@ -27,5 +30,8 @@
 			compatible = "subsubnode2", "subsubnode";
 			prop-int = < 0726746425>;
 		};
+
+		ss2 {
+		};
 	};
 };
diff --git a/tests/trees.S b/tests/trees.S
index cedf5f9..609cdd6 100644
--- a/tests/trees.S
+++ b/tests/trees.S
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ test_tree1_struct:
 	PROP_STR(test_tree1, compatible, "subsubnode1\0subsubnode")
 	PROP_INT(test_tree1, prop_int, TEST_VALUE_1)
 	END_NODE
+
+	BEGIN_NODE("ss1")
+	END_NODE
+
 	END_NODE
 
 	BEGIN_NODE("subnode@2")
@@ -107,6 +111,10 @@ test_tree1_struct:
 	PROP_STR(test_tree1, compatible, "subsubnode2\0subsubnode")
 	PROP_INT(test_tree1, prop_int, TEST_VALUE_2)
 	END_NODE
+
+	BEGIN_NODE("ss2")
+	END_NODE
+
 	END_NODE
 
 	END_NODE