diff --git a/drivers/base/swnode.c b/drivers/base/swnode.c
index de8d3543e8fe..770b1f47a625 100644
--- a/drivers/base/swnode.c
+++ b/drivers/base/swnode.c
@@ -712,17 +712,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(software_node_register_nodes);
  * @nodes: Zero terminated array of software nodes to be unregistered
  *
  * Unregister multiple software nodes at once.
+ *
+ * NOTE: Be careful using this call if the nodes had parent pointers set up in
+ * them before registering.  If so, it is wiser to remove the nodes
+ * individually, in the correct order (child before parent) instead of relying
+ * on the sequential order of the list of nodes in the array.
  */
 void software_node_unregister_nodes(const struct software_node *nodes)
 {
-	struct swnode *swnode;
 	int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; nodes[i].name; i++) {
-		swnode = software_node_to_swnode(&nodes[i]);
-		if (swnode)
-			fwnode_remove_software_node(&swnode->fwnode);
-	}
+	for (i = 0; nodes[i].name; i++)
+		software_node_unregister(&nodes[i]);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(software_node_unregister_nodes);
 
@@ -741,6 +742,20 @@ int software_node_register(const struct software_node *node)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(software_node_register);
 
+/**
+ * software_node_unregister - Unregister static software node
+ * @node: The software node to be unregistered
+ */
+void software_node_unregister(const struct software_node *node)
+{
+	struct swnode *swnode;
+
+	swnode = software_node_to_swnode(node);
+	if (swnode)
+		fwnode_remove_software_node(&swnode->fwnode);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(software_node_unregister);
+
 struct fwnode_handle *
 fwnode_create_software_node(const struct property_entry *properties,
 			    const struct fwnode_handle *parent)
diff --git a/include/linux/property.h b/include/linux/property.h
index d86de017c689..0d4099b4ce1f 100644
--- a/include/linux/property.h
+++ b/include/linux/property.h
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ int software_node_register_nodes(const struct software_node *nodes);
 void software_node_unregister_nodes(const struct software_node *nodes);
 
 int software_node_register(const struct software_node *node);
+void software_node_unregister(const struct software_node *node);
 
 int software_node_notify(struct device *dev, unsigned long action);
 
diff --git a/lib/test_printf.c b/lib/test_printf.c
index 6b1622f4d7c2..fc63b8959d42 100644
--- a/lib/test_printf.c
+++ b/lib/test_printf.c
@@ -637,7 +637,9 @@ static void __init fwnode_pointer(void)
 	test(second_name, "%pfwP", software_node_fwnode(&softnodes[1]));
 	test(third_name, "%pfwP", software_node_fwnode(&softnodes[2]));
 
-	software_node_unregister_nodes(softnodes);
+	software_node_unregister(&softnodes[2]);
+	software_node_unregister(&softnodes[1]);
+	software_node_unregister(&softnodes[0]);
 }
 
 static void __init