diff --git a/core/arch/arm/kernel/boot.c b/core/arch/arm/kernel/boot.c
index 89fbc310fa2..4e0764a75aa 100644
--- a/core/arch/arm/kernel/boot.c
+++ b/core/arch/arm/kernel/boot.c
@@ -1220,18 +1220,20 @@ static int add_descriptor_node(struct dt_descriptor *dt, const char *driver)
 	if (offs < 0) {
 		DMSG("%s(): offs=%d add_dt_path_subnode(%p, %s)\n", __func__, offs, dt->blob, root_name);
 		offs = add_dt_path_subnode(dt, "/", root);
-		DMSG("%s(): offs=%d [%x]\n", __func__, offs, offs);
+		DMSG("%s(): offs=%d\n", __func__, offs);
 		if (offs < 0)
 			return -1;
 	}
 
 	for (j = 0; j < i; j++) {
-		DMSG("%s(): fdt_add_subnode(%p, %d [%x], %s)\n", __func__, dt->blob, offs, offs, item[j]);
+		DMSG("%s(): fdt_add_subnode(%p, %d, %s)\n", __func__, dt->blob, offs, item[j]);
 		offs = fdt_add_subnode(dt->blob, offs, item[j]);
 		DMSG("%s(): offs=%d [%x]\n", __func__, offs, offs);
 		if (offs < 0) {
-			if (offs == -FDT_ERR_EXISTS)
+			if (offs == -FDT_ERR_EXISTS) {
 				offs = fdt_path_offset(dt->blob, item[j]);
+				DMSG("%s(): fdt_path_offset(%p, %s) = %d\n", __func__, dt->blob, item[j], offs);
+			}
 			if (offs < 0)
 				return  -1;
 		}