diff --git a/doc/driver-model/README.txt b/doc/driver-model/README.txt
index 6085f92..3654163 100644
--- a/doc/driver-model/README.txt
+++ b/doc/driver-model/README.txt
@@ -837,7 +837,9 @@ well, if device tree is enabled there.
 
 It is possible to limit this to specific relocation steps, by using
 the more specialized 'u-boot,dm-spl' and 'u-boot,dm-tpl' flags
-in the devicetree.
+in the device tree node. For U-Boot proper you can use 'u-boot,dm-pre-proper'
+which means that it will be processed (and a driver bound) in U-Boot proper
+prior to relocation, but will not be available in SPL or TPL.
 
 Then post relocation we throw that away and re-init driver model again.
 For drivers which require some sort of continuity between pre- and
diff --git a/drivers/core/ofnode.c b/drivers/core/ofnode.c
index fbc6751..b7b7ad3 100644
--- a/drivers/core/ofnode.c
+++ b/drivers/core/ofnode.c
@@ -699,6 +699,8 @@ bool ofnode_pre_reloc(ofnode node)
 {
 	if (ofnode_read_bool(node, "u-boot,dm-pre-reloc"))
 		return true;
+	if (ofnode_read_bool(node, "u-boot,dm-pre-proper"))
+		return true;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TPL_BUILD
 	if (ofnode_read_bool(node, "u-boot,dm-tpl"))