diff --git a/drivers/of/base.c b/drivers/of/base.c
index d4f98c8469ed..a19cd0c73644 100644
--- a/drivers/of/base.c
+++ b/drivers/of/base.c
@@ -1919,6 +1919,8 @@ void of_alias_scan(void * (*dt_alloc)(u64 size, u64 align))
 			of_property_read_string(of_aliases, "stdout", &name);
 		if (name)
 			of_stdout = of_find_node_opts_by_path(name, &of_stdout_options);
+		if (of_stdout)
+			of_stdout->fwnode.flags |= FWNODE_FLAG_BEST_EFFORT;
 	}
 
 	if (!of_aliases)