diff --git a/stand/libofw/devicename.c b/stand/libofw/devicename.c
--- a/stand/libofw/devicename.c
+++ b/stand/libofw/devicename.c
@@ -105,3 +105,26 @@
 
 	return (mount_currdev(ev, flags, value));
 }
+
+int
+ofw_common_parsedev(struct devdesc **dev, const char *devspec, const char **path,
+    const char *ofwtype)
+{
+	const char *rem_path;
+	struct ofw_devdesc *idev;
+
+	if (ofw_path_to_handle(devspec, ofwtype, &rem_path) == -1)
+		return (ENOENT);
+	idev = malloc(sizeof(struct ofw_devdesc));
+	if (idev == NULL) {
+		printf("ofw_parsedev: malloc failed\n");
+		return ENOMEM;
+	};
+	strlcpy(idev->d_path, devspec, min(rem_path - devspec + 1,
+		sizeof(idev->d_path)));
+	if (dev != NULL)
+		*dev = &idev->dd;
+	if (path != NULL)
+		*path = rem_path;
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/stand/libofw/libofw.h b/stand/libofw/libofw.h
--- a/stand/libofw/libofw.h
+++ b/stand/libofw/libofw.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@
 void	ofw_memmap(int);
 
 phandle_t ofw_path_to_handle(const char *ofwpath, const char *want_type, const char **path);
+int ofw_common_parsedev(struct devdesc **dev, const char *devspec, const char **path,
+    const char *ofwtype);
 
 struct preloaded_file;
 struct file_format;
diff --git a/stand/libofw/ofw_disk.c b/stand/libofw/ofw_disk.c
--- a/stand/libofw/ofw_disk.c
+++ b/stand/libofw/ofw_disk.c
@@ -234,21 +234,5 @@
 static int
 ofwd_parsedev(struct devdesc **dev, const char *devspec, const char **path)
 {
-	const char *rem_path;
-	struct ofw_devdesc *idev;
-
-	if (ofw_path_to_handle(devspec, ofwdisk.dv_name, &rem_path) == -1)
-		return (ENOENT);
-	idev = malloc(sizeof(struct ofw_devdesc));
-	if (idev == NULL) {
-		printf("ofw_parsedev: malloc failed\n");
-		return ENOMEM;
-	};
-	strlcpy(idev->d_path, devspec, min(rem_path - devspec + 1,
-		sizeof(idev->d_path)));
-	if (dev != NULL)
-		*dev = &idev->dd;
-	if (path != NULL)
-		*path = rem_path;
-	return 0;
+	return (ofw_common_parsedev(dev, devspec, path, ofwdisk.dv_name));
 }
diff --git a/stand/libofw/ofw_net.c b/stand/libofw/ofw_net.c
--- a/stand/libofw/ofw_net.c
+++ b/stand/libofw/ofw_net.c
@@ -308,23 +308,7 @@
 static int
 ofwnd_parsedev(struct devdesc **dev, const char *devspec, const char **path)
 {
-	const char *rem_path;
-	struct ofw_devdesc *idev;
-
-	if (ofw_path_to_handle(devspec, ofw_netdev.dv_name, &rem_path) == -1)
-		return (ENOENT);
-	idev = malloc(sizeof(struct ofw_devdesc));
-	if (idev == NULL) {
-		printf("ofw_parsedev: malloc failed\n");
-		return ENOMEM;
-	};
-	strlcpy(idev->d_path, devspec, min(rem_path - devspec + 1,
-		sizeof(idev->d_path)));
-	if (dev != NULL)
-		*dev = &idev->dd;
-	if (path != NULL)
-		*path = rem_path;
-	return 0;
+	return (ofw_common_parsedev(dev, devspec, path, ofw_netdev.dv_name));
 }
 
 static bool