diff --git a/drivers/of/dynamic.c b/drivers/of/dynamic.c
index ade288372101..442590d6511a 100644
--- a/drivers/of/dynamic.c
+++ b/drivers/of/dynamic.c
@@ -74,6 +74,20 @@ static const char *action_names[] = {
 	[OF_RECONFIG_UPDATE_PROPERTY] = "UPDATE_PROPERTY",
 };
 
+static bool of_property_status_ok(const struct property *prop)
+{
+	const char *status;
+
+	if (!prop || !prop->value || prop->length <= 0)
+		return false;
+
+	status = prop->value;
+	if (strnlen(status, prop->length) >= prop->length)
+		return false;
+
+	return !strcmp(status, "okay") || !strcmp(status, "ok");
+}
+
 #define _do_print(func, prefix, action, node, prop, ...) ({	\
 	func("changeset: " prefix "%-15s %pOF%s%s\n",		\
 	     ##__VA_ARGS__, action_names[action], node,		\
@@ -135,11 +149,9 @@ int of_reconfig_get_state_change(unsigned long action, struct of_reconfig_data *
 
 	if (prop && !strcmp(prop->name, "status")) {
 		is_status = 1;
-		status_state = !strcmp(prop->value, "okay") ||
-			       !strcmp(prop->value, "ok");
+		status_state = of_property_status_ok(prop);
 		if (old_prop)
-			old_status_state = !strcmp(old_prop->value, "okay") ||
-					   !strcmp(old_prop->value, "ok");
+			old_status_state = of_property_status_ok(old_prop);
 	}
 
 	switch (action) {