diff --git a/drivers/of/base.c b/drivers/of/base.c
index b0ad8fc06e80..afb54bf5c887 100644
--- a/drivers/of/base.c
+++ b/drivers/of/base.c
@@ -415,6 +415,37 @@ int of_machine_is_compatible(const char *compat)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_machine_is_compatible);
 
+static bool __of_device_is_status(const struct device_node *device,
+				  const char * const*strings)
+{
+	const char *status;
+	int statlen;
+
+	if (!device)
+		return false;
+
+	status = __of_get_property(device, "status", &statlen);
+	if (status == NULL)
+		return false;
+
+	if (statlen > 0) {
+		while (*strings) {
+			unsigned int len = strlen(*strings);
+
+			if ((*strings)[len - 1] == '-') {
+				if (!strncmp(status, *strings, len))
+					return true;
+			} else {
+				if (!strcmp(status, *strings))
+					return true;
+			}
+			strings++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 /**
  *  __of_device_is_available - check if a device is available for use
  *
@@ -425,22 +456,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_machine_is_compatible);
  */
 static bool __of_device_is_available(const struct device_node *device)
 {
-	const char *status;
-	int statlen;
+	static const char * const ok[] = {"okay", "ok", NULL};
 
 	if (!device)
 		return false;
 
-	status = __of_get_property(device, "status", &statlen);
-	if (status == NULL)
-		return true;
-
-	if (statlen > 0) {
-		if (!strcmp(status, "okay") || !strcmp(status, "ok"))
-			return true;
-	}
-
-	return false;
+	return !__of_get_property(device, "status", NULL) ||
+		__of_device_is_status(device, ok);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -474,16 +496,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_device_is_available);
  */
 static bool __of_device_is_fail(const struct device_node *device)
 {
-	const char *status;
+	static const char * const fail[] = {"fail", "fail-", NULL};
 
-	if (!device)
-		return false;
-
-	status = __of_get_property(device, "status", NULL);
-	if (status == NULL)
-		return false;
-
-	return !strcmp(status, "fail") || !strncmp(status, "fail-", 5);
+	return __of_device_is_status(device, fail);
 }
 
 /**