diff --git a/drivers/of/base.c b/drivers/of/base.c
index 767d4e1..0c20fcd 100644
--- a/drivers/of/base.c
+++ b/drivers/of/base.c
@@ -2019,9 +2019,9 @@
 	struct device_node *chosen;
 	__be32 buf[2];
 
-	chosen = of_find_node_by_path_from(root, "/chosen");
+	chosen = of_create_node(root, "/chosen");
 	if (!chosen)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	if (end) {
 		of_write_number(buf, start, 2);