diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/portals.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/portals.c
index 65635e7..418dd9d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/portals.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/portals.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 			dev_handle = fdt_get_phandle(blob, dev_off);
 			if (dev_handle <= 0) {
 				dev_handle = fdt_alloc_phandle(blob);
-				ret = fdt_create_phandle(blob, dev_off,
+				ret = fdt_set_phandle(blob, dev_off,
 							 dev_handle);
 				if (ret < 0)
 					return ret;
diff --git a/common/fdt_support.c b/common/fdt_support.c
index 19b2ef6..8f7323d 100644
--- a/common/fdt_support.c
+++ b/common/fdt_support.c
@@ -1196,13 +1196,13 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * fdt_create_phandle: Create a phandle property for the given node
+ * fdt_set_phandle: Create a phandle property for the given node
  *
  * @fdt: ptr to device tree
  * @nodeoffset: node to update
  * @phandle: phandle value to set (must be unique)
-*/
-int fdt_create_phandle(void *fdt, int nodeoffset, uint32_t phandle)
+ */
+int fdt_set_phandle(void *fdt, int nodeoffset, uint32_t phandle)
 {
 	int ret;
 
diff --git a/include/fdt_support.h b/include/fdt_support.h
index 863024f..fdb9307 100644
--- a/include/fdt_support.h
+++ b/include/fdt_support.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 int fdt_node_offset_by_compat_reg(void *blob, const char *compat,
 					phys_addr_t compat_off);
 int fdt_alloc_phandle(void *blob);
-int fdt_create_phandle(void *fdt, int nodeoffset, uint32_t phandle);
+int fdt_set_phandle(void *fdt, int nodeoffset, uint32_t phandle);
 int fdt_add_edid(void *blob, const char *compat, unsigned char *buf);
 
 int fdt_verify_alias_address(void *fdt, int anode, const char *alias,