diff --git a/dtc.c b/dtc.c
index b3445b7..63a6c85 100644
--- a/dtc.c
+++ b/dtc.c
@@ -338,6 +338,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (auto_label_aliases)
 		generate_label_tree(dti, "aliases", false);
 
+	generate_labels_from_tree(dti, "__symbols__");
+
 	if (generate_symbols)
 		generate_label_tree(dti, "__symbols__", true);
 
diff --git a/dtc.h b/dtc.h
index 3a220b9..f97f3c2 100644
--- a/dtc.h
+++ b/dtc.h
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ struct dt_info *build_dt_info(unsigned int dtsflags,
 			      struct reserve_info *reservelist,
 			      struct node *tree, uint32_t boot_cpuid_phys);
 void sort_tree(struct dt_info *dti);
+void generate_labels_from_tree(struct dt_info *dti, const char *name);
 void generate_label_tree(struct dt_info *dti, const char *name, bool allocph);
 void generate_fixups_tree(struct dt_info *dti, const char *name);
 void generate_local_fixups_tree(struct dt_info *dti, const char *name);
diff --git a/livetree.c b/livetree.c
index d51d058..cc54f97 100644
--- a/livetree.c
+++ b/livetree.c
@@ -1046,6 +1046,27 @@ static void generate_local_fixups_tree_internal(struct dt_info *dti,
 		generate_local_fixups_tree_internal(dti, lfn, c);
 }
 
+void generate_labels_from_tree(struct dt_info *dti, const char *name)
+{
+	struct node *an;
+	struct property *p;
+
+	an = get_subnode(dti->dt, name);
+	if (!an)
+		return;
+
+	for_each_property(an, p) {
+		struct node *labeled_node;
+
+		labeled_node = get_node_by_path(dti->dt, p->val.val);
+		if (labeled_node)
+			add_label(&labeled_node->labels, p->name);
+		else if (quiet < 1)
+			fprintf(stderr, "Warning: Path %s referenced in property %s/%s missing",
+				p->val.val, name, p->name);
+	}
+}
+
 void generate_label_tree(struct dt_info *dti, const char *name, bool allocph)
 {
 	if (!any_label_tree(dti, dti->dt))