diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/olpc/olpc_dt.c b/arch/x86/platform/olpc/olpc_dt.c
index 820236b511b3..0296c5b55e6f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/olpc/olpc_dt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/olpc/olpc_dt.c
@@ -220,10 +220,26 @@ static u32 __init olpc_dt_get_board_revision(void)
 	return be32_to_cpu(rev);
 }
 
+int olpc_dt_compatible_match(phandle node, const char *compat)
+{
+	char buf[64], *p;
+	int plen, len;
+
+	plen = olpc_dt_getproperty(node, "compatible", buf, sizeof(buf));
+	if (plen <= 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	len = strlen(compat);
+	for (p = buf; p < buf + plen; p += strlen(p) + 1) {
+		if (strcmp(p, compat) == 0)
+			return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void __init olpc_dt_fixup(void)
 {
-	int r;
-	char buf[64];
 	phandle node;
 	u32 board_rev;
 
@@ -231,22 +247,31 @@ void __init olpc_dt_fixup(void)
 	if (!node)
 		return;
 
-	/*
-	 * If the battery node has a compatible property, we are running a new
-	 * enough firmware and don't have fixups to make.
-	 */
-	r = olpc_dt_getproperty(node, "compatible", buf, sizeof(buf));
-	if (r > 0)
-		return;
-
-	pr_info("PROM DT: Old firmware detected, applying fixes\n");
-
 	board_rev = olpc_dt_get_board_revision();
 	if (!board_rev)
 		return;
 
 	if (board_rev >= olpc_board_pre(0xd0)) {
-		/* XO-1.5: add dcon device */
+		/* XO-1.5 */
+
+		if (olpc_dt_compatible_match(node, "olpc,xo1.5-battery"))
+			return;
+
+		/* Add olpc,xo1.5-battery compatible marker to battery node */
+		olpc_dt_interpret("\" /battery@0\" find-device");
+		olpc_dt_interpret("  \" olpc,xo1.5-battery\" +compatible");
+		olpc_dt_interpret("device-end");
+
+		if (olpc_dt_compatible_match(node, "olpc,xo1-battery")) {
+			/*
+			 * If we have a olpc,xo1-battery compatible, then we're
+			 * running a new enough firmware that already has
+			 * the dcon node.
+			 */
+			return;
+		}
+
+		/* Add dcon device */
 		olpc_dt_interpret("\" /pci/display@1\" find-device");
 		olpc_dt_interpret("  new-device");
 		olpc_dt_interpret("    \" dcon\" device-name");
@@ -254,7 +279,18 @@ void __init olpc_dt_fixup(void)
 		olpc_dt_interpret("  finish-device");
 		olpc_dt_interpret("device-end");
 	} else {
-		/* XO-1: add dcon device, mark RTC as olpc,xo1-rtc */
+		/* XO-1 */
+
+		if (olpc_dt_compatible_match(node, "olpc,xo1-battery")) {
+			/*
+			 * If we have a olpc,xo1-battery compatible, then we're
+			 * running a new enough firmware that already has
+			 * the dcon and RTC nodes.
+			 */
+			return;
+		}
+
+		/* Add dcon device, mark RTC as olpc,xo1-rtc */
 		olpc_dt_interpret("\" /pci/display@1,1\" find-device");
 		olpc_dt_interpret("  new-device");
 		olpc_dt_interpret("    \" dcon\" device-name");