diff --git a/src/barebox-state/state.c b/src/barebox-state/state.c
index bfd7c56..a0a3901 100644
--- a/src/barebox-state/state.c
+++ b/src/barebox-state/state.c
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* backend phandle */
-	backend_node = of_find_node_by_path_from(root, state->of_backend_path);
+	backend_node = of_find_node_by_devpath(root, state->backend_path);
 	if (!backend_node) {
 		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto out;
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@
 	unregister_device(&state->dev);
 	state_storage_free(&state->storage);
 	state_format_free(state->format);
-	free(state->of_backend_path);
+	free(state->backend_path);
 	free(state->of_path);
 	free(state);
 }
@@ -590,6 +590,8 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	state->backend_path = xstrdup(path);
+
 	ret = of_property_read_string(node, "backend-type", &backend_type);
 	if (ret) {
 		goto out_release_state;
@@ -616,8 +618,6 @@
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_release_state;
 
-	state->of_backend_path = xstrdup(of_path);
-
 	if (readonly)
 		state_backend_set_readonly(state);
 
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@
 		if (state->format)
 			printf("(backend: %s, path: %s)\n",
 			       state->format->name,
-			       state->of_backend_path);
+			       state->backend_path);
 		else
 			printf("(no backend)\n");
 	}
diff --git a/src/barebox-state/state.h b/src/barebox-state/state.h
index 5e240c4..ead8cc8 100644
--- a/src/barebox-state/state.h
+++ b/src/barebox-state/state.h
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 
 	struct state_backend_format *format;
 	struct state_backend_storage storage;
-	char *of_backend_path;
+	char *backend_path;
 };
 
 enum state_convert {
diff --git a/src/dt/dt.h b/src/dt/dt.h
index 8014cd3..6d71a71 100644
--- a/src/dt/dt.h
+++ b/src/dt/dt.h
@@ -376,4 +376,10 @@
 	return -ENOSYS;
 }
 
+static inline struct device_node *of_find_node_by_devpath(struct device_node *root,
+							  const char *path)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 #endif /* __DT_DT_H */