diff --git a/flattree.c b/flattree.c
index 30e6de2..f3b698c 100644
--- a/flattree.c
+++ b/flattree.c
@@ -807,6 +807,7 @@ struct dt_info *dt_from_blob(const char *fname)
 	struct node *tree;
 	uint32_t val;
 	int flags = 0;
+	unsigned int dtsflags = DTSF_V1;
 
 	f = srcfile_relative_open(fname, NULL);
 
@@ -919,5 +920,8 @@ struct dt_info *dt_from_blob(const char *fname)
 
 	fclose(f);
 
-	return build_dt_info(DTSF_V1, reservelist, tree, boot_cpuid_phys);
+	if (get_subnode(tree, "__fixups__") || get_subnode(tree, "__local_fixups__"))
+		dtsflags |= DTSF_PLUGIN;
+
+	return build_dt_info(dtsflags, reservelist, tree, boot_cpuid_phys);
 }