diff --git a/sys/dev/ofw/openfirm.c b/sys/dev/ofw/openfirm.c
index 0760854079c..95b78c59630 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ofw/openfirm.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ofw/openfirm.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 #include <sys/kernel.h>
 #include <sys/malloc.h>
 #include <sys/systm.h>
+#include <sys/endian.h>
 
 #include <machine/stdarg.h>
 
@@ -280,6 +281,21 @@ OF_getprop(phandle_t package, const char *propname, void *buf, size_t buflen)
 	return (OFW_GETPROP(ofw_obj, package, propname, buf, buflen));
 }
 
+ssize_t
+OF_getencprop(phandle_t node, const char *propname, pcell_t *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	ssize_t retval;
+	int i;
+
+	KASSERT(len % 4 == 0, "Need a multiple of 4 bytes");
+
+	retval = OF_getprop(node, propname, buf, len);
+	for (i = 0; i < len/4; i++)
+		buf[i] = be32toh(buf[i]);
+
+	return (retval);
+}
+
 /*
  * Recursively search the node and its parent for the given property, working
  * downward from the node to the device tree root.  Returns the value of the
diff --git a/sys/dev/ofw/openfirm.h b/sys/dev/ofw/openfirm.h
index e6ede1d6a9b..1ffface2ef6 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ofw/openfirm.h
+++ b/sys/dev/ofw/openfirm.h
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ phandle_t	OF_parent(phandle_t node);
 ssize_t		OF_getproplen(phandle_t node, const char *propname);
 ssize_t		OF_getprop(phandle_t node, const char *propname, void *buf,
 		    size_t len);
+ssize_t		OF_getencprop(phandle_t node, const char *prop, pcell_t *buf,
+		    size_t len); /* Same as getprop, but maintains endianness */
 int		OF_hasprop(phandle_t node, const char *propname);
 ssize_t		OF_searchprop(phandle_t node, const char *propname, void *buf,
 		    size_t len);