diff --git a/drivers/of/base.c b/drivers/of/base.c
index ed037ae7eefe..af3d8722064a 100644
--- a/drivers/of/base.c
+++ b/drivers/of/base.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ struct device_node *of_allnodes;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_allnodes);
 struct device_node *of_chosen;
 struct device_node *of_aliases;
-static struct device_node *of_stdout;
+struct device_node *of_stdout;
 
 static struct kset *of_kset;
 
@@ -2062,9 +2062,12 @@ void of_alias_scan(void * (*dt_alloc)(u64 size, u64 align))
 		of_chosen = of_find_node_by_path("/chosen@0");
 
 	if (of_chosen) {
+		/* linux,stdout-path and /aliases/stdout are for legacy compatibility */
 		const char *name = of_get_property(of_chosen, "stdout-path", NULL);
 		if (!name)
 			name = of_get_property(of_chosen, "linux,stdout-path", NULL);
+		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC) && !name)
+			name = of_get_property(of_aliases, "stdout", NULL);
 		if (name)
 			of_stdout = of_find_node_by_path(name);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/tty/ehv_bytechan.c b/drivers/tty/ehv_bytechan.c
index 0419b69e270f..4f485e88f60c 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/ehv_bytechan.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/ehv_bytechan.c
@@ -108,55 +108,23 @@ static void disable_tx_interrupt(struct ehv_bc_data *bc)
  *
  * The byte channel to be used for the console is specified via a "stdout"
  * property in the /chosen node.
- *
- * For compatible with legacy device trees, we also look for a "stdout" alias.
  */
 static int find_console_handle(void)
 {
-	struct device_node *np, *np2;
+	struct device_node *np = of_stdout;
 	const char *sprop = NULL;
 	const uint32_t *iprop;
 
-	np = of_find_node_by_path("/chosen");
-	if (np)
-		sprop = of_get_property(np, "stdout-path", NULL);
-
-	if (!np || !sprop) {
-		of_node_put(np);
-		np = of_find_node_by_name(NULL, "aliases");
-		if (np)
-			sprop = of_get_property(np, "stdout", NULL);
-	}
-
-	if (!sprop) {
-		of_node_put(np);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	/* We don't care what the aliased node is actually called.  We only
 	 * care if it's compatible with "epapr,hv-byte-channel", because that
-	 * indicates that it's a byte channel node.  We use a temporary
-	 * variable, 'np2', because we can't release 'np' until we're done with
-	 * 'sprop'.
+	 * indicates that it's a byte channel node.
 	 */
-	np2 = of_find_node_by_path(sprop);
-	of_node_put(np);
-	np = np2;
-	if (!np) {
-		pr_warning("ehv-bc: stdout node '%s' does not exist\n", sprop);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	/* Is it a byte channel? */
-	if (!of_device_is_compatible(np, "epapr,hv-byte-channel")) {
-		of_node_put(np);
+	if (!np || !of_device_is_compatible(np, "epapr,hv-byte-channel"))
 		return 0;
-	}
 
 	stdout_irq = irq_of_parse_and_map(np, 0);
 	if (stdout_irq == NO_IRQ) {
-		pr_err("ehv-bc: no 'interrupts' property in %s node\n", sprop);
-		of_node_put(np);
+		pr_err("ehv-bc: no 'interrupts' property in %s node\n", np->full_name);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -167,12 +135,9 @@ static int find_console_handle(void)
 	if (!iprop) {
 		pr_err("ehv-bc: no 'hv-handle' property in %s node\n",
 		       np->name);
-		of_node_put(np);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	stdout_bc = be32_to_cpu(*iprop);
-
-	of_node_put(np);
 	return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_opal.c b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_opal.c
index a585079b4b38..a2cc5f834c63 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_opal.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_opal.c
@@ -342,22 +342,13 @@ static void udbg_init_opal_common(void)
 
 void __init hvc_opal_init_early(void)
 {
-	struct device_node *stdout_node = NULL;
+	struct device_node *stdout_node = of_node_get(of_stdout);
 	const __be32 *termno;
-	const char *name = NULL;
 	const struct hv_ops *ops;
 	u32 index;
 
-	/* find the boot console from /chosen/stdout */
-	if (of_chosen)
-		name = of_get_property(of_chosen, "linux,stdout-path", NULL);
-	if (name) {
-		stdout_node = of_find_node_by_path(name);
-		if (!stdout_node) {
-			pr_err("hvc_opal: Failed to locate default console!\n");
-			return;
-		}
-	} else {
+	/* If the console wasn't in /chosen, try /ibm,opal */
+	if (!stdout_node) {
 		struct device_node *opal, *np;
 
 		/* Current OPAL takeover doesn't provide the stdout
diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_vio.c b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_vio.c
index b594abfbf21e..5618b5fc7500 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_vio.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_vio.c
@@ -404,42 +404,35 @@ module_exit(hvc_vio_exit);
 
 void __init hvc_vio_init_early(void)
 {
-	struct device_node *stdout_node;
 	const __be32 *termno;
 	const char *name;
 	const struct hv_ops *ops;
 
 	/* find the boot console from /chosen/stdout */
-	if (!of_chosen)
+	if (!of_stdout)
 		return;
-	name = of_get_property(of_chosen, "linux,stdout-path", NULL);
-	if (name == NULL)
-		return;
-	stdout_node = of_find_node_by_path(name);
-	if (!stdout_node)
-		return;
-	name = of_get_property(stdout_node, "name", NULL);
+	name = of_get_property(of_stdout, "name", NULL);
 	if (!name) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "stdout node missing 'name' property!\n");
-		goto out;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	/* Check if it's a virtual terminal */
 	if (strncmp(name, "vty", 3) != 0)
-		goto out;
-	termno = of_get_property(stdout_node, "reg", NULL);
+		return;
+	termno = of_get_property(of_stdout, "reg", NULL);
 	if (termno == NULL)
-		goto out;
+		return;
 	hvterm_priv0.termno = of_read_number(termno, 1);
 	spin_lock_init(&hvterm_priv0.buf_lock);
 	hvterm_privs[0] = &hvterm_priv0;
 
 	/* Check the protocol */
-	if (of_device_is_compatible(stdout_node, "hvterm1")) {
+	if (of_device_is_compatible(of_stdout, "hvterm1")) {
 		hvterm_priv0.proto = HV_PROTOCOL_RAW;
 		ops = &hvterm_raw_ops;
 	}
-	else if (of_device_is_compatible(stdout_node, "hvterm-protocol")) {
+	else if (of_device_is_compatible(of_stdout, "hvterm-protocol")) {
 		hvterm_priv0.proto = HV_PROTOCOL_HVSI;
 		ops = &hvterm_hvsi_ops;
 		hvsilib_init(&hvterm_priv0.hvsi, hvc_get_chars, hvc_put_chars,
@@ -447,7 +440,7 @@ void __init hvc_vio_init_early(void)
 		/* HVSI, perform the handshake now */
 		hvsilib_establish(&hvterm_priv0.hvsi);
 	} else
-		goto out;
+		return;
 	udbg_putc = udbg_hvc_putc;
 	udbg_getc = udbg_hvc_getc;
 	udbg_getc_poll = udbg_hvc_getc_poll;
@@ -456,14 +449,12 @@ void __init hvc_vio_init_early(void)
 	 * backend for HVSI, only do udbg
 	 */
 	if (hvterm_priv0.proto == HV_PROTOCOL_HVSI)
-		goto out;
+		return;
 #endif
 	/* Check whether the user has requested a different console. */
 	if (!strstr(cmd_line, "console="))
 		add_preferred_console("hvc", 0, NULL);
 	hvc_instantiate(0, 0, ops);
-out:
-	of_node_put(stdout_node);
 }
 
 /* call this from early_init() for a working debug console on
diff --git a/include/linux/of.h b/include/linux/of.h
index 9d9734056e39..f0d256273c83 100644
--- a/include/linux/of.h
+++ b/include/linux/of.h
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ static inline void of_node_put(struct device_node *node) { }
 extern struct device_node *of_allnodes;
 extern struct device_node *of_chosen;
 extern struct device_node *of_aliases;
+extern struct device_node *of_stdout;
 extern raw_spinlock_t devtree_lock;
 
 static inline bool of_have_populated_dt(void)
