diff --git a/drivers/of/dynamic.c b/drivers/of/dynamic.c
index 146681540487..b4e5b90cb314 100644
--- a/drivers/of/dynamic.c
+++ b/drivers/of/dynamic.c
@@ -205,15 +205,24 @@ static void __of_attach_node(struct device_node *np)
 	const __be32 *phandle;
 	int sz;
 
-	np->name = __of_get_property(np, "name", NULL) ? : "<NULL>";
-	np->type = __of_get_property(np, "device_type", NULL) ? : "<NULL>";
+	if (!of_node_check_flag(np, OF_OVERLAY)) {
+		np->name = __of_get_property(np, "name", NULL);
+		np->type = __of_get_property(np, "device_type", NULL);
+		if (!np->name)
+			np->name = "<NULL>";
+		if (!np->type)
+			np->type = "<NULL>";
 
-	phandle = __of_get_property(np, "phandle", &sz);
-	if (!phandle)
-		phandle = __of_get_property(np, "linux,phandle", &sz);
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_PSERIES) && !phandle)
-		phandle = __of_get_property(np, "ibm,phandle", &sz);
-	np->phandle = (phandle && (sz >= 4)) ? be32_to_cpup(phandle) : 0;
+		phandle = __of_get_property(np, "phandle", &sz);
+		if (!phandle)
+			phandle = __of_get_property(np, "linux,phandle", &sz);
+		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_PSERIES) && !phandle)
+			phandle = __of_get_property(np, "ibm,phandle", &sz);
+		if (phandle && (sz >= 4))
+			np->phandle = be32_to_cpup(phandle);
+		else
+			np->phandle = 0;
+	}
 
 	np->child = NULL;
 	np->sibling = np->parent->child;
diff --git a/drivers/of/overlay.c b/drivers/of/overlay.c
index 184cc2c4a931..2b5ac43a5690 100644
--- a/drivers/of/overlay.c
+++ b/drivers/of/overlay.c
@@ -307,10 +307,11 @@ static int add_changeset_property(struct overlay_changeset *ovcs,
 	int ret = 0;
 	bool check_for_non_overlay_node = false;
 
-	if (!of_prop_cmp(overlay_prop->name, "name") ||
-	    !of_prop_cmp(overlay_prop->name, "phandle") ||
-	    !of_prop_cmp(overlay_prop->name, "linux,phandle"))
-		return 0;
+	if (target->in_livetree)
+		if (!of_prop_cmp(overlay_prop->name, "name") ||
+		    !of_prop_cmp(overlay_prop->name, "phandle") ||
+		    !of_prop_cmp(overlay_prop->name, "linux,phandle"))
+			return 0;
 
 	if (target->in_livetree)
 		prop = of_find_property(target->np, overlay_prop->name, NULL);
@@ -330,6 +331,10 @@ static int add_changeset_property(struct overlay_changeset *ovcs,
 
 	if (!prop) {
 		check_for_non_overlay_node = true;
+		if (!target->in_livetree) {
+			new_prop->next = target->np->deadprops;
+			target->np->deadprops = new_prop;
+		}
 		ret = of_changeset_add_property(&ovcs->cset, target->np,
 						new_prop);
 	} else if (!of_prop_cmp(prop->name, "#address-cells")) {
@@ -400,9 +405,10 @@ static int add_changeset_node(struct overlay_changeset *ovcs,
 		struct target *target, struct device_node *node)
 {
 	const char *node_kbasename;
+	const __be32 *phandle;
 	struct device_node *tchild;
 	struct target target_child;
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret = 0, size;
 
 	node_kbasename = kbasename(node->full_name);
 
@@ -416,6 +422,19 @@ static int add_changeset_node(struct overlay_changeset *ovcs,
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
 		tchild->parent = target->np;
+		tchild->name = __of_get_property(node, "name", NULL);
+		tchild->type = __of_get_property(node, "device_type", NULL);
+
+		if (!tchild->name)
+			tchild->name = "<NULL>";
+		if (!tchild->type)
+			tchild->type = "<NULL>";
+
+		/* ignore obsolete "linux,phandle" */
+		phandle = __of_get_property(node, "phandle", &size);
+		if (phandle && (size == 4))
+			tchild->phandle = be32_to_cpup(phandle);
+
 		of_node_set_flag(tchild, OF_OVERLAY);
 
 		ret = of_changeset_attach_node(&ovcs->cset, tchild);