diff --git a/checks.c b/checks.c
index d7986ee..756f0fa 100644
--- a/checks.c
+++ b/checks.c
@@ -691,6 +691,11 @@
 		return;
 
 	for_each_property(node, prop) {
+		if (streq(prop->name, "phandle")
+		    || streq(prop->name, "linux,phandle")) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		if (!prop->val.val || !get_node_by_path(dti->dt, prop->val.val)) {
 			FAIL_PROP(c, dti, node, prop, "aliases property is not a valid node (%s)",
 				  prop->val.val);