diff --git a/arch/microblaze/lib/bootm.c b/arch/microblaze/lib/bootm.c
index d60b307..6977dd6 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/lib/bootm.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/lib/bootm.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ int do_bootm_linux(int flag, int argc, char * const argv[],
 	/* fixup the initrd now that we know where it should be */
 	if (images->rd_start && images->rd_end && of_flat_tree)
 		ret = fdt_initrd(of_flat_tree, images->rd_start,
-				 images->rd_end, 1);
+				 images->rd_end);
 		if (ret)
 			return 1;
 
diff --git a/common/cmd_fdt.c b/common/cmd_fdt.c
index a6744ed..cc2b0e2 100644
--- a/common/cmd_fdt.c
+++ b/common/cmd_fdt.c
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ static int do_fdt(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 		}
 
 		fdt_chosen(working_fdt, 1);
-		fdt_initrd(working_fdt, initrd_start, initrd_end, 1);
+		fdt_initrd(working_fdt, initrd_start, initrd_end);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_FIT_SIGNATURE)
 	} else if (strncmp(argv[1], "che", 3) == 0) {
diff --git a/common/fdt_support.c b/common/fdt_support.c
index 0fede8e..321dd2a 100644
--- a/common/fdt_support.c
+++ b/common/fdt_support.c
@@ -203,12 +203,11 @@ static int fdt_fixup_stdout(void *fdt, int chosenoff)
 }
 #endif
 
-int fdt_initrd(void *fdt, ulong initrd_start, ulong initrd_end, int force)
+int fdt_initrd(void *fdt, ulong initrd_start, ulong initrd_end)
 {
 	int   nodeoffset, addr_cell_len;
 	int   err, j, total;
 	fdt64_t  tmp;
-	const char *path;
 	uint64_t addr, size;
 
 	/* find or create "/chosen" node. */
@@ -242,26 +241,22 @@ int fdt_initrd(void *fdt, ulong initrd_start, ulong initrd_end, int force)
 
 	addr_cell_len = get_cells_len(fdt, "#address-cells");
 
-	path = fdt_getprop(fdt, nodeoffset, "linux,initrd-start", NULL);
-	if ((path == NULL) || force) {
-		write_cell((u8 *)&tmp, initrd_start, addr_cell_len);
-		err = fdt_setprop(fdt, nodeoffset,
-			"linux,initrd-start", &tmp, addr_cell_len);
-		if (err < 0) {
-			printf("WARNING: "
-				"could not set linux,initrd-start %s.\n",
-				fdt_strerror(err));
-			return err;
-		}
-		write_cell((u8 *)&tmp, initrd_end, addr_cell_len);
-		err = fdt_setprop(fdt, nodeoffset,
+	write_cell((u8 *)&tmp, initrd_start, addr_cell_len);
+	err = fdt_setprop(fdt, nodeoffset,
+			  "linux,initrd-start", &tmp, addr_cell_len);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		printf("WARNING: could not set linux,initrd-start %s.\n",
+		       fdt_strerror(err));
+		return err;
+	}
+	write_cell((u8 *)&tmp, initrd_end, addr_cell_len);
+	err = fdt_setprop(fdt, nodeoffset,
 			"linux,initrd-end", &tmp, addr_cell_len);
-		if (err < 0) {
-			printf("WARNING: could not set linux,initrd-end %s.\n",
-				fdt_strerror(err));
+	if (err < 0) {
+		printf("WARNING: could not set linux,initrd-end %s.\n",
+		       fdt_strerror(err));
 
-			return err;
-		}
+		return err;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/common/image-fdt.c b/common/image-fdt.c
index ac4563f..173d362 100644
--- a/common/image-fdt.c
+++ b/common/image-fdt.c
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ int image_setup_libfdt(bootm_headers_t *images, void *blob,
 	/* Create a new LMB reservation */
 	lmb_reserve(lmb, (ulong)blob, of_size);
 
-	fdt_initrd(blob, *initrd_start, *initrd_end, 1);
+	fdt_initrd(blob, *initrd_start, *initrd_end);
 	if (!ft_verify_fdt(blob))
 		return -1;
 
diff --git a/include/fdt_support.h b/include/fdt_support.h
index ae010bb..add8610 100644
--- a/include/fdt_support.h
+++ b/include/fdt_support.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ u32 fdt_getprop_u32_default_node(const void *fdt, int off, int cell,
 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_initrd(void *fdt, ulong initrd_start, ulong initrd_end, int force);
+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);
 void do_fixup_by_path_u32(void *fdt, const char *path, const char *prop,