diff --git a/drivers/of/fdt.c b/drivers/of/fdt.c
index 196e449fc853..d2430298a309 100644
--- a/drivers/of/fdt.c
+++ b/drivers/of/fdt.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ static void * unflatten_dt_node(const void *blob,
 	struct property *pp, **prev_pp = NULL;
 	const char *pathp;
 	unsigned int l, allocl;
-	static int depth = 0;
+	static int depth;
 	int old_depth;
 	int offset;
 	int has_name = 0;