Index: head/stand/efi/loader/autoload.c
===================================================================
--- head/stand/efi/loader/autoload.c
+++ head/stand/efi/loader/autoload.c
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
 	 * imply that we're on a platform where FDT is a requirement.  If we
 	 * fix this, then the error handling here should be fixed accordingly.
 	 */
-	fdt_setup_fdtp();
+	if (fdt_is_setup() == 0)
+		fdt_setup_fdtp();
 #endif
 	return (0);
 }
Index: head/stand/fdt/fdt_loader_cmd.c
===================================================================
--- head/stand/fdt/fdt_loader_cmd.c
+++ head/stand/fdt/fdt_loader_cmd.c
@@ -510,6 +510,16 @@
 }
 
 int
+fdt_is_setup(void)
+{
+
+	if (fdtp != NULL)
+		return (1);
+
+	return (0);
+}
+
+int
 fdt_setup_fdtp()
 {
 	struct preloaded_file *bfp;
Index: head/stand/fdt/fdt_platform.h
===================================================================
--- head/stand/fdt/fdt_platform.h
+++ head/stand/fdt/fdt_platform.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 int fdt_load_dtb_file(const char *);
 void fdt_load_dtb_overlays(const char *);
 int fdt_setup_fdtp(void);
+int fdt_is_setup(void);
 
 /* The platform library needs to implement these functions */
 int fdt_platform_load_dtb(void);