diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/fdt.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/fdt.c
index 8830fa601e45..0c0d2312f4a8 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/fdt.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/fdt.c
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ static efi_status_t update_fdt(efi_system_table_t *sys_table, void *orig_fdt,
 			return efi_status;
 		}
 	}
+
+	/* shrink the FDT back to its minimum size */
+	fdt_pack(fdt);
+
 	return EFI_SUCCESS;
 
 fdt_set_fail: