diff --git a/libfdt/fdt_check.c b/libfdt/fdt_check.c
index a21ebbc..cca0523 100644
--- a/libfdt/fdt_check.c
+++ b/libfdt/fdt_check.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ int fdt_check_full(const void *fdt, size_t bufsize)
 			return nextoffset;
 
 		/* If we see two root nodes, something is wrong */
-		if (expect_end && tag != FDT_END)
+		if (expect_end && tag != FDT_END && tag != FDT_NOP)
 			return -FDT_ERR_BADSTRUCTURE;
 
 		switch (tag) {