diff --git a/src/commonlib/device_tree.c b/src/commonlib/device_tree.c
index b2daac9cd8..c73e258ccb 100644
--- a/src/commonlib/device_tree.c
+++ b/src/commonlib/device_tree.c
@@ -1059,12 +1059,13 @@ struct device_tree_node *dt_find_node(struct device_tree_node *parent,
 {
 	struct device_tree_node *node, *found = NULL;
 
-	/* Update #address-cells and #size-cells for this level. */
-	dt_read_cell_props(parent, addrcp, sizecp);
-
 	if (!*path)
 		return parent;
 
+	/* Update #address-cells and #size-cells for the parent level (cells
+	   properties always count for the direct children of their node). */
+	dt_read_cell_props(parent, addrcp, sizecp);
+
 	/* Find the next node in the path, if it exists. */
 	list_for_each(node, parent->children, list_node) {
 		if (!strcmp(node->name, *path)) {