diff --git a/common/cmd_fdt.c b/common/cmd_fdt.c
index cc2b0e2..6831af4 100644
--- a/common/cmd_fdt.c
+++ b/common/cmd_fdt.c
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ static int do_fdt(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 			initrd_end = simple_strtoul(argv[3], NULL, 16);
 		}
 
-		fdt_chosen(working_fdt, 1);
+		fdt_chosen(working_fdt);
 		fdt_initrd(working_fdt, initrd_start, initrd_end);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_FIT_SIGNATURE)
diff --git a/common/fdt_support.c b/common/fdt_support.c
index 321dd2a..f5a5cdf 100644
--- a/common/fdt_support.c
+++ b/common/fdt_support.c
@@ -262,12 +262,11 @@ int fdt_initrd(void *fdt, ulong initrd_start, ulong initrd_end)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int fdt_chosen(void *fdt, int force)
+int fdt_chosen(void *fdt)
 {
 	int   nodeoffset;
 	int   err;
 	char  *str;		/* used to set string properties */
-	const char *path;
 
 	err = fdt_check_header(fdt);
 	if (err < 0) {
@@ -280,38 +279,25 @@ int fdt_chosen(void *fdt, int force)
 	if (nodeoffset < 0)
 		return nodeoffset;
 
-	/*
-	 * Create /chosen properites that don't exist in the fdt.
-	 * If the property exists, update it only if the "force" parameter
-	 * is true.
-	 */
 	str = getenv("bootargs");
 	if (str != NULL) {
-		path = fdt_getprop(fdt, nodeoffset, "bootargs", NULL);
-		if ((path == NULL) || force) {
-			err = fdt_setprop(fdt, nodeoffset,
-				"bootargs", str, strlen(str)+1);
-			if (err < 0)
-				printf("WARNING: could not set bootargs %s.\n",
-					fdt_strerror(err));
-		}
+		err = fdt_setprop(fdt, nodeoffset,
+				  "bootargs", str, strlen(str)+1);
+		if (err < 0)
+			printf("WARNING: could not set bootargs %s.\n",
+			       fdt_strerror(err));
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF_STDOUT_VIA_ALIAS
-	path = fdt_getprop(fdt, nodeoffset, "linux,stdout-path", NULL);
-	if ((path == NULL) || force)
-		err = fdt_fixup_stdout(fdt, nodeoffset);
+	err = fdt_fixup_stdout(fdt, nodeoffset);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef OF_STDOUT_PATH
-	path = fdt_getprop(fdt, nodeoffset, "linux,stdout-path", NULL);
-	if ((path == NULL) || force) {
-		err = fdt_setprop(fdt, nodeoffset,
-			"linux,stdout-path", OF_STDOUT_PATH, strlen(OF_STDOUT_PATH)+1);
-		if (err < 0)
-			printf("WARNING: could not set linux,stdout-path %s.\n",
-				fdt_strerror(err));
-	}
+	err = fdt_setprop(fdt, nodeoffset, "linux,stdout-path",
+			  OF_STDOUT_PATH, strlen(OF_STDOUT_PATH)+1);
+	if (err < 0)
+		printf("WARNING: could not set linux,stdout-path %s.\n",
+		       fdt_strerror(err));
 #endif
 
 	return err;
diff --git a/common/image-fdt.c b/common/image-fdt.c
index 173d362..27a8a44 100644
--- a/common/image-fdt.c
+++ b/common/image-fdt.c
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ int image_setup_libfdt(bootm_headers_t *images, void *blob,
 	ulong *initrd_end = &images->initrd_end;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (fdt_chosen(blob, 1) < 0) {
+	if (fdt_chosen(blob) < 0) {
 		puts("ERROR: /chosen node create failed");
 		puts(" - must RESET the board to recover.\n");
 		return -1;
diff --git a/include/fdt_support.h b/include/fdt_support.h
index add8610..21d7b44 100644
--- a/include/fdt_support.h
+++ b/include/fdt_support.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ u32 fdt_getprop_u32_default_node(const void *fdt, int off, int cell,
 				const char *prop, const u32 dflt);
 u32 fdt_getprop_u32_default(const void *fdt, const char *path,
 				const char *prop, const u32 dflt);
-int fdt_chosen(void *fdt, int force);
+int fdt_chosen(void *fdt);
 int fdt_initrd(void *fdt, ulong initrd_start, ulong initrd_end);
 void do_fixup_by_path(void *fdt, const char *path, const char *prop,
 		      const void *val, int len, int create);