diff --git a/drivers/of/selftest.c b/drivers/of/selftest.c
index 883e60b04eb5..252a7eda8d6a 100644
--- a/drivers/of/selftest.c
+++ b/drivers/of/selftest.c
@@ -145,6 +145,53 @@ static void __init of_selftest_dynamic(void)
 			 "Adding a large property should have passed\n");
 }
 
+static int __init of_selftest_check_node_linkage(struct device_node *np)
+{
+	struct device_node *child, *allnext_index = np;
+	int count = 0, rc;
+
+	for_each_child_of_node(np, child) {
+		if (child->parent != np) {
+			pr_err("Child node %s links to wrong parent %s\n",
+				 child->name, np->name);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		while (allnext_index && allnext_index != child)
+			allnext_index = allnext_index->allnext;
+		if (allnext_index != child) {
+			pr_err("Node %s is ordered differently in sibling and allnode lists\n",
+				 child->name);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		rc = of_selftest_check_node_linkage(child);
+		if (rc < 0)
+			return rc;
+		count += rc;
+	}
+
+	return count + 1;
+}
+
+static void __init of_selftest_check_tree_linkage(void)
+{
+	struct device_node *np;
+	int allnode_count = 0, child_count;
+
+	if (!of_allnodes)
+		return;
+
+	for_each_of_allnodes(np)
+		allnode_count++;
+	child_count = of_selftest_check_node_linkage(of_allnodes);
+
+	selftest(child_count > 0, "Device node data structure is corrupted\n");
+	selftest(child_count == allnode_count, "allnodes list size (%i) doesn't match"
+		 "sibling lists size (%i)\n", allnode_count, child_count);
+	pr_debug("allnodes list size (%i); sibling lists size (%i)\n", allnode_count, child_count);
+}
+
 static void __init of_selftest_parse_phandle_with_args(void)
 {
 	struct device_node *np;
@@ -777,6 +824,7 @@ static int __init of_selftest(void)
 	of_node_put(np);
 
 	pr_info("start of selftest - you will see error messages\n");
+	of_selftest_check_tree_linkage();
 	of_selftest_find_node_by_name();
 	of_selftest_dynamic();
 	of_selftest_parse_phandle_with_args();
@@ -787,12 +835,16 @@ static int __init of_selftest(void)
 	of_selftest_parse_interrupts_extended();
 	of_selftest_match_node();
 	of_selftest_platform_populate();
-	pr_info("end of selftest - %i passed, %i failed\n",
-		selftest_results.passed, selftest_results.failed);
 
 	/* removing selftest data from live tree */
 	selftest_data_remove();
 
+	/* Double check linkage after removing testcase data */
+	of_selftest_check_tree_linkage();
+
+	pr_info("end of selftest - %i passed, %i failed\n",
+		selftest_results.passed, selftest_results.failed);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 late_initcall(of_selftest);