diff --git a/checks.c b/checks.c
index 10fb638..6e06aea 100644
--- a/checks.c
+++ b/checks.c
@@ -1826,10 +1826,14 @@ static void check_graph_port(struct check *c, struct dt_info *dti,
 	if (node->bus != &graph_port_bus)
 		return;
 
+	check_graph_reg(c, dti, node);
+
+	/* skip checks below for overlays */
+	if (dti->dtsflags & DTSF_PLUGIN)
+		return;
+
 	if (!strprefixeq(node->name, node->basenamelen, "port"))
 		FAIL(c, dti, node, "graph port node name should be 'port'");
-
-	check_graph_reg(c, dti, node);
 }
 WARNING(graph_port, check_graph_port, NULL, &graph_nodes);
 
@@ -1864,11 +1868,15 @@ static void check_graph_endpoint(struct check *c, struct dt_info *dti,
 	if (!node->parent || node->parent->bus != &graph_port_bus)
 		return;
 
+	check_graph_reg(c, dti, node);
+
+	/* skip checks below for overlays */
+	if (dti->dtsflags & DTSF_PLUGIN)
+		return;
+
 	if (!strprefixeq(node->name, node->basenamelen, "endpoint"))
 		FAIL(c, dti, node, "graph endpoint node name should be 'endpoint'");
 
-	check_graph_reg(c, dti, node);
-
 	remote_node = get_remote_endpoint(c, dti, node);
 	if (!remote_node)
 		return;