diff --git a/arch/mips/generic/board-sead3.c b/arch/mips/generic/board-sead3.c
index 97186a3..39e11bd 100644
--- a/arch/mips/generic/board-sead3.c
+++ b/arch/mips/generic/board-sead3.c
@@ -138,6 +138,14 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct mips_fdt_fixup sead3_fdt_fixups[] __initconst = {
+	{ yamon_dt_append_cmdline, "append command line" },
+	{ append_memory, "append memory" },
+	{ remove_gic, "remove GIC when not present" },
+	{ yamon_dt_serial_config, "append serial configuration" },
+	{ },
+};
+
 static __init const void *sead3_fixup_fdt(const void *fdt,
 					  const void *match_data)
 {
@@ -152,29 +160,10 @@
 
 	fw_init_cmdline();
 
-	err = fdt_open_into(fdt, fdt_buf, sizeof(fdt_buf));
+	err = apply_mips_fdt_fixups(fdt_buf, sizeof(fdt_buf),
+				    fdt, sead3_fdt_fixups);
 	if (err)
-		panic("Unable to open FDT: %d", err);
-
-	err = yamon_dt_append_cmdline(fdt_buf);
-	if (err)
-		panic("Unable to patch FDT: %d", err);
-
-	err = append_memory(fdt_buf);
-	if (err)
-		panic("Unable to patch FDT: %d", err);
-
-	err = remove_gic(fdt_buf);
-	if (err)
-		panic("Unable to patch FDT: %d", err);
-
-	err = yamon_dt_serial_config(fdt_buf);
-	if (err)
-		panic("Unable to patch FDT: %d", err);
-
-	err = fdt_pack(fdt_buf);
-	if (err)
-		panic("Unable to pack FDT: %d\n", err);
+		panic("Unable to fixup FDT: %d", err);
 
 	return fdt_buf;
 }
diff --git a/arch/mips/generic/init.c b/arch/mips/generic/init.c
index 4af6192..4a9a1ed 100644
--- a/arch/mips/generic/init.c
+++ b/arch/mips/generic/init.c
@@ -122,6 +122,33 @@
 		err = register_up_smp_ops();
 }
 
+int __init apply_mips_fdt_fixups(void *fdt_out, size_t fdt_out_size,
+				 const void *fdt_in,
+				 const struct mips_fdt_fixup *fixups)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	err = fdt_open_into(fdt_in, fdt_out, fdt_out_size);
+	if (err) {
+		pr_err("Failed to open FDT\n");
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	for (; fixups->apply; fixups++) {
+		err = fixups->apply(fdt_out);
+		if (err) {
+			pr_err("Failed to apply FDT fixup \"%s\"\n",
+			       fixups->description);
+			return err;
+		}
+	}
+
+	err = fdt_pack(fdt_out);
+	if (err)
+		pr_err("Failed to pack FDT\n");
+	return err;
+}
+
 void __init plat_time_init(void)
 {
 	struct device_node *np;
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/machine.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/machine.h
index 6b444cd..ecb6c73 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/machine.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/machine.h
@@ -60,4 +60,35 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+/**
+ * struct mips_fdt_fixup - Describe a fixup to apply to an FDT
+ * @apply: applies the fixup to @fdt, returns zero on success else -errno
+ * @description: a short description of the fixup
+ *
+ * Describes a fixup applied to an FDT blob by the @apply function. The
+ * @description field provides a short description of the fixup intended for
+ * use in error messages if the @apply function returns non-zero.
+ */
+struct mips_fdt_fixup {
+	int (*apply)(void *fdt);
+	const char *description;
+};
+
+/**
+ * apply_mips_fdt_fixups() - apply fixups to an FDT blob
+ * @fdt_out: buffer in which to place the fixed-up FDT
+ * @fdt_out_size: the size of the @fdt_out buffer
+ * @fdt_in: the FDT blob
+ * @fixups: pointer to an array of fixups to be applied
+ *
+ * Loop through the array of fixups pointed to by @fixups, calling the apply
+ * function on each until either one returns an error or we reach the end of
+ * the list as indicated by an entry with a NULL apply field.
+ *
+ * Return: zero on success, else -errno
+ */
+extern int __init apply_mips_fdt_fixups(void *fdt_out, size_t fdt_out_size,
+					const void *fdt_in,
+					const struct mips_fdt_fixup *fixups);
+
 #endif /* __MIPS_ASM_MACHINE_H__ */