diff --git a/tools/dtoc/test_dtoc.py b/tools/dtoc/test_dtoc.py
index a9b605cac8..f2155528f8 100755
--- a/tools/dtoc/test_dtoc.py
+++ b/tools/dtoc/test_dtoc.py
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ C_HEADER = '''/*
 #include <dt-structs.h>
 '''
 
+C_EMPTY_POPULATE_PHANDLE_DATA = '''void populate_phandle_data(void) {
+}
+'''
 
 
 def get_dtb_file(dts_fname, capture_stderr=False):
@@ -162,7 +165,7 @@ class TestDtoc(unittest.TestCase):
         dtb_platdata.run_steps(['platdata'], dtb_file, False, output, True)
         with open(output) as infile:
             lines = infile.read().splitlines()
-        self.assertEqual(C_HEADER.splitlines() + [''], lines)
+        self.assertEqual(C_HEADER.splitlines() + [''] + C_EMPTY_POPULATE_PHANDLE_DATA.splitlines(), lines)
 
     def test_simple(self):
         """Test output from some simple nodes with various types of data"""
@@ -197,7 +200,7 @@ struct dtd_sandbox_spl_test_2 {
         with open(output) as infile:
             data = infile.read()
         self._CheckStrings(C_HEADER + '''
-static const struct dtd_sandbox_spl_test dtv_spl_test = {
+static struct dtd_sandbox_spl_test dtv_spl_test = {
 \t.boolval\t\t= true,
 \t.bytearray\t\t= {0x6, 0x0, 0x0},
 \t.byteval\t\t= 0x5,
@@ -215,7 +218,7 @@ U_BOOT_DEVICE(spl_test) = {
 \t.platdata_size\t= sizeof(dtv_spl_test),
 };
 
-static const struct dtd_sandbox_spl_test dtv_spl_test2 = {
+static struct dtd_sandbox_spl_test dtv_spl_test2 = {
 \t.bytearray\t\t= {0x1, 0x23, 0x34},
 \t.byteval\t\t= 0x8,
 \t.intarray\t\t= {0x5, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0},
@@ -231,7 +234,7 @@ U_BOOT_DEVICE(spl_test2) = {
 \t.platdata_size\t= sizeof(dtv_spl_test2),
 };
 
-static const struct dtd_sandbox_spl_test dtv_spl_test3 = {
+static struct dtd_sandbox_spl_test dtv_spl_test3 = {
 \t.stringarray\t\t= {"one", "", ""},
 };
 U_BOOT_DEVICE(spl_test3) = {
@@ -240,7 +243,7 @@ U_BOOT_DEVICE(spl_test3) = {
 \t.platdata_size\t= sizeof(dtv_spl_test3),
 };
 
-static const struct dtd_sandbox_spl_test_2 dtv_spl_test4 = {
+static struct dtd_sandbox_spl_test_2 dtv_spl_test4 = {
 };
 U_BOOT_DEVICE(spl_test4) = {
 \t.name\t\t= "sandbox_spl_test_2",
@@ -248,7 +251,7 @@ U_BOOT_DEVICE(spl_test4) = {
 \t.platdata_size\t= sizeof(dtv_spl_test4),
 };
 
-static const struct dtd_sandbox_i2c_test dtv_i2c_at_0 = {
+static struct dtd_sandbox_i2c_test dtv_i2c_at_0 = {
 };
 U_BOOT_DEVICE(i2c_at_0) = {
 \t.name\t\t= "sandbox_i2c_test",
@@ -256,7 +259,7 @@ U_BOOT_DEVICE(i2c_at_0) = {
 \t.platdata_size\t= sizeof(dtv_i2c_at_0),
 };
 
-static const struct dtd_sandbox_pmic_test dtv_pmic_at_9 = {
+static struct dtd_sandbox_pmic_test dtv_pmic_at_9 = {
 \t.low_power\t\t= true,
 \t.reg\t\t\t= {0x9, 0x0},
 };
@@ -266,7 +269,7 @@ U_BOOT_DEVICE(pmic_at_9) = {
 \t.platdata_size\t= sizeof(dtv_pmic_at_9),
 };
 
-''', data)
+''' + C_EMPTY_POPULATE_PHANDLE_DATA, data)
 
     def test_phandle(self):
         """Test output from a node containing a phandle reference"""
@@ -288,7 +291,7 @@ struct dtd_target {
         with open(output) as infile:
             data = infile.read()
         self._CheckStrings(C_HEADER + '''
-static const struct dtd_target dtv_phandle_target = {
+static struct dtd_target dtv_phandle_target = {
 \t.intval\t\t\t= 0x0,
 };
 U_BOOT_DEVICE(phandle_target) = {
@@ -297,7 +300,7 @@ U_BOOT_DEVICE(phandle_target) = {
 \t.platdata_size\t= sizeof(dtv_phandle_target),
 };
 
-static const struct dtd_target dtv_phandle2_target = {
+static struct dtd_target dtv_phandle2_target = {
 \t.intval\t\t\t= 0x1,
 };
 U_BOOT_DEVICE(phandle2_target) = {
@@ -306,7 +309,7 @@ U_BOOT_DEVICE(phandle2_target) = {
 \t.platdata_size\t= sizeof(dtv_phandle2_target),
 };
 
-static const struct dtd_target dtv_phandle3_target = {
+static struct dtd_target dtv_phandle3_target = {
 \t.intval\t\t\t= 0x2,
 };
 U_BOOT_DEVICE(phandle3_target) = {
@@ -315,12 +318,12 @@ U_BOOT_DEVICE(phandle3_target) = {
 \t.platdata_size\t= sizeof(dtv_phandle3_target),
 };
 
-static const struct dtd_source dtv_phandle_source = {
+static struct dtd_source dtv_phandle_source = {
 \t.clocks\t\t\t= {
-\t\t\t{&dtv_phandle_target, {}},
-\t\t\t{&dtv_phandle2_target, {11}},
-\t\t\t{&dtv_phandle3_target, {12, 13}},
-\t\t\t{&dtv_phandle_target, {}},},
+\t\t\t{NULL, {}},
+\t\t\t{NULL, {11}},
+\t\t\t{NULL, {12, 13}},
+\t\t\t{NULL, {}},},
 };
 U_BOOT_DEVICE(phandle_source) = {
 \t.name\t\t= "source",
@@ -328,9 +331,9 @@ U_BOOT_DEVICE(phandle_source) = {
 \t.platdata_size\t= sizeof(dtv_phandle_source),
 };
 
-static const struct dtd_source dtv_phandle_source2 = {
+static struct dtd_source dtv_phandle_source2 = {
 \t.clocks\t\t\t= {
-\t\t\t{&dtv_phandle_target, {}},},
+\t\t\t{NULL, {}},},
 };
 U_BOOT_DEVICE(phandle_source2) = {
 \t.name\t\t= "source",
@@ -338,6 +341,13 @@ U_BOOT_DEVICE(phandle_source2) = {
 \t.platdata_size\t= sizeof(dtv_phandle_source2),
 };
 
+void populate_phandle_data(void) {
+\tdtv_phandle_source.clocks[0].node = DM_GET_DEVICE(phandle_target);
+\tdtv_phandle_source.clocks[1].node = DM_GET_DEVICE(phandle2_target);
+\tdtv_phandle_source.clocks[2].node = DM_GET_DEVICE(phandle3_target);
+\tdtv_phandle_source.clocks[3].node = DM_GET_DEVICE(phandle_target);
+\tdtv_phandle_source2.clocks[0].node = DM_GET_DEVICE(phandle_target);
+}
 ''', data)
 
     def test_phandle_single(self):
@@ -364,7 +374,7 @@ struct dtd_target {
         with open(output) as infile:
             data = infile.read()
         self._CheckStrings(C_HEADER + '''
-static const struct dtd_target dtv_phandle_target = {
+static struct dtd_target dtv_phandle_target = {
 };
 U_BOOT_DEVICE(phandle_target) = {
 \t.name\t\t= "target",
@@ -372,9 +382,9 @@ U_BOOT_DEVICE(phandle_target) = {
 \t.platdata_size\t= sizeof(dtv_phandle_target),
 };
 
-static const struct dtd_source dtv_phandle_source2 = {
+static struct dtd_source dtv_phandle_source2 = {
 \t.clocks\t\t\t= {
-\t\t\t{&dtv_phandle_target, {}},},
+\t\t\t{NULL, {}},},
 };
 U_BOOT_DEVICE(phandle_source2) = {
 \t.name\t\t= "source",
@@ -382,6 +392,9 @@ U_BOOT_DEVICE(phandle_source2) = {
 \t.platdata_size\t= sizeof(dtv_phandle_source2),
 };
 
+void populate_phandle_data(void) {
+\tdtv_phandle_source2.clocks[0].node = DM_GET_DEVICE(phandle_target);
+}
 ''', data)
 
     def test_phandle_bad(self):
@@ -423,7 +436,7 @@ struct dtd_compat1 {
         with open(output) as infile:
             data = infile.read()
         self._CheckStrings(C_HEADER + '''
-static const struct dtd_compat1 dtv_spl_test = {
+static struct dtd_compat1 dtv_spl_test = {
 \t.intval\t\t\t= 0x1,
 };
 U_BOOT_DEVICE(spl_test) = {
@@ -432,7 +445,7 @@ U_BOOT_DEVICE(spl_test) = {
 \t.platdata_size\t= sizeof(dtv_spl_test),
 };
 
-''', data)
+''' + C_EMPTY_POPULATE_PHANDLE_DATA, data)
 
     def test_addresses64(self):
         """Test output from a node with a 'reg' property with na=2, ns=2"""
@@ -457,7 +470,7 @@ struct dtd_test3 {
         with open(output) as infile:
             data = infile.read()
         self._CheckStrings(C_HEADER + '''
-static const struct dtd_test1 dtv_test1 = {
+static struct dtd_test1 dtv_test1 = {
 \t.reg\t\t\t= {0x1234, 0x5678},
 };
 U_BOOT_DEVICE(test1) = {
@@ -466,7 +479,7 @@ U_BOOT_DEVICE(test1) = {
 \t.platdata_size\t= sizeof(dtv_test1),
 };
 
-static const struct dtd_test2 dtv_test2 = {
+static struct dtd_test2 dtv_test2 = {
 \t.reg\t\t\t= {0x1234567890123456, 0x9876543210987654},
 };
 U_BOOT_DEVICE(test2) = {
@@ -475,7 +488,7 @@ U_BOOT_DEVICE(test2) = {
 \t.platdata_size\t= sizeof(dtv_test2),
 };
 
-static const struct dtd_test3 dtv_test3 = {
+static struct dtd_test3 dtv_test3 = {
 \t.reg\t\t\t= {0x1234567890123456, 0x9876543210987654, 0x2, 0x3},
 };
 U_BOOT_DEVICE(test3) = {
@@ -484,7 +497,7 @@ U_BOOT_DEVICE(test3) = {
 \t.platdata_size\t= sizeof(dtv_test3),
 };
 
-''', data)
+''' + C_EMPTY_POPULATE_PHANDLE_DATA, data)
 
     def test_addresses32(self):
         """Test output from a node with a 'reg' property with na=1, ns=1"""
@@ -506,7 +519,7 @@ struct dtd_test2 {
         with open(output) as infile:
             data = infile.read()
         self._CheckStrings(C_HEADER + '''
-static const struct dtd_test1 dtv_test1 = {
+static struct dtd_test1 dtv_test1 = {
 \t.reg\t\t\t= {0x1234, 0x5678},
 };
 U_BOOT_DEVICE(test1) = {
@@ -515,7 +528,7 @@ U_BOOT_DEVICE(test1) = {
 \t.platdata_size\t= sizeof(dtv_test1),
 };
 
-static const struct dtd_test2 dtv_test2 = {
+static struct dtd_test2 dtv_test2 = {
 \t.reg\t\t\t= {0x12345678, 0x98765432, 0x2, 0x3},
 };
 U_BOOT_DEVICE(test2) = {
@@ -524,7 +537,7 @@ U_BOOT_DEVICE(test2) = {
 \t.platdata_size\t= sizeof(dtv_test2),
 };
 
-''', data)
+''' + C_EMPTY_POPULATE_PHANDLE_DATA, data)
 
     def test_addresses64_32(self):
         """Test output from a node with a 'reg' property with na=2, ns=1"""
@@ -549,7 +562,7 @@ struct dtd_test3 {
         with open(output) as infile:
             data = infile.read()
         self._CheckStrings(C_HEADER + '''
-static const struct dtd_test1 dtv_test1 = {
+static struct dtd_test1 dtv_test1 = {
 \t.reg\t\t\t= {0x123400000000, 0x5678},
 };
 U_BOOT_DEVICE(test1) = {
@@ -558,7 +571,7 @@ U_BOOT_DEVICE(test1) = {
 \t.platdata_size\t= sizeof(dtv_test1),
 };
 
-static const struct dtd_test2 dtv_test2 = {
+static struct dtd_test2 dtv_test2 = {
 \t.reg\t\t\t= {0x1234567890123456, 0x98765432},
 };
 U_BOOT_DEVICE(test2) = {
@@ -567,7 +580,7 @@ U_BOOT_DEVICE(test2) = {
 \t.platdata_size\t= sizeof(dtv_test2),
 };
 
-static const struct dtd_test3 dtv_test3 = {
+static struct dtd_test3 dtv_test3 = {
 \t.reg\t\t\t= {0x1234567890123456, 0x98765432, 0x2, 0x3},
 };
 U_BOOT_DEVICE(test3) = {
@@ -576,7 +589,7 @@ U_BOOT_DEVICE(test3) = {
 \t.platdata_size\t= sizeof(dtv_test3),
 };
 
-''', data)
+''' + C_EMPTY_POPULATE_PHANDLE_DATA, data)
 
     def test_addresses32_64(self):
         """Test output from a node with a 'reg' property with na=1, ns=2"""
@@ -601,7 +614,7 @@ struct dtd_test3 {
         with open(output) as infile:
             data = infile.read()
         self._CheckStrings(C_HEADER + '''
-static const struct dtd_test1 dtv_test1 = {
+static struct dtd_test1 dtv_test1 = {
 \t.reg\t\t\t= {0x1234, 0x567800000000},
 };
 U_BOOT_DEVICE(test1) = {
@@ -610,7 +623,7 @@ U_BOOT_DEVICE(test1) = {
 \t.platdata_size\t= sizeof(dtv_test1),
 };
 
-static const struct dtd_test2 dtv_test2 = {
+static struct dtd_test2 dtv_test2 = {
 \t.reg\t\t\t= {0x12345678, 0x9876543210987654},
 };
 U_BOOT_DEVICE(test2) = {
@@ -619,7 +632,7 @@ U_BOOT_DEVICE(test2) = {
 \t.platdata_size\t= sizeof(dtv_test2),
 };
 
-static const struct dtd_test3 dtv_test3 = {
+static struct dtd_test3 dtv_test3 = {
 \t.reg\t\t\t= {0x12345678, 0x9876543210987654, 0x2, 0x3},
 };
 U_BOOT_DEVICE(test3) = {
@@ -628,7 +641,7 @@ U_BOOT_DEVICE(test3) = {
 \t.platdata_size\t= sizeof(dtv_test3),
 };
 
-''', data)
+''' + C_EMPTY_POPULATE_PHANDLE_DATA, data)
 
     def test_bad_reg(self):
         """Test that a reg property with an invalid type generates an error"""
@@ -668,7 +681,7 @@ struct dtd_sandbox_spl_test {
         with open(output) as infile:
             data = infile.read()
         self._CheckStrings(C_HEADER + '''
-static const struct dtd_sandbox_spl_test dtv_spl_test = {
+static struct dtd_sandbox_spl_test dtv_spl_test = {
 \t.intval\t\t\t= 0x1,
 };
 U_BOOT_DEVICE(spl_test) = {
@@ -677,7 +690,7 @@ U_BOOT_DEVICE(spl_test) = {
 \t.platdata_size\t= sizeof(dtv_spl_test),
 };
 
-static const struct dtd_sandbox_spl_test dtv_spl_test2 = {
+static struct dtd_sandbox_spl_test dtv_spl_test2 = {
 \t.intarray\t\t= 0x5,
 };
 U_BOOT_DEVICE(spl_test2) = {
@@ -686,7 +699,7 @@ U_BOOT_DEVICE(spl_test2) = {
 \t.platdata_size\t= sizeof(dtv_spl_test2),
 };
 
-''', data)
+''' + C_EMPTY_POPULATE_PHANDLE_DATA, data)
 
     def testStdout(self):
         """Test output to stdout"""
