diff --git a/drivers/of/base.c b/drivers/of/base.c
index 4f884a3..cf04d4d 100644
--- a/drivers/of/base.c
+++ b/drivers/of/base.c
@@ -547,14 +547,12 @@
 		const u32 *cells;
 		const phandle *phandle;
 
-		phandle = list;
-		args = list + 1;
+		phandle = list++;
+		args = list;
 
 		/* one cell hole in the list = <>; */
-		if (!*phandle) {
-			list++;
+		if (!*phandle)
 			goto next;
-		}
 
 		node = of_find_node_by_phandle(*phandle);
 		if (!node) {
@@ -570,8 +568,7 @@
 			goto err1;
 		}
 
-		/* Next phandle is at offset of one phandle cell + #cells */
-		list += 1 + *cells;
+		list += *cells;
 		if (list > list_end) {
 			pr_debug("%s: insufficient arguments length\n",
 				 np->full_name);