diff --git a/libs/libfdt/src/lib.rs b/libs/libfdt/src/lib.rs
index c0d8d55..d153303 100644
--- a/libs/libfdt/src/lib.rs
+++ b/libs/libfdt/src/lib.rs
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@
     ///
     /// NOTE: This does not support individual "/memory@XXXX" banks.
     pub fn memory(&self) -> Result<MemRegIterator> {
-        let node = self.node(cstr!("/memory"))?.ok_or(FdtError::NotFound)?;
+        let node = self.root()?.subnode(cstr!("memory"))?.ok_or(FdtError::NotFound)?;
         if node.device_type()? != Some(cstr!("memory")) {
             return Err(FdtError::BadValue);
         }
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@
 
     /// Returns the standard /chosen node.
     pub fn chosen(&self) -> Result<Option<FdtNode>> {
-        self.node(cstr!("/chosen"))
+        self.root()?.subnode(cstr!("chosen"))
     }
 
     /// Returns the standard /chosen node as mutable.
@@ -692,12 +692,12 @@
 
     /// Returns the root node of the tree.
     pub fn root(&self) -> Result<FdtNode> {
-        self.node(cstr!("/"))?.ok_or(FdtError::Internal)
+        Ok(FdtNode { fdt: self, offset: NodeOffset::ROOT })
     }
 
     /// Returns the standard /__symbols__ node.
     pub fn symbols(&self) -> Result<Option<FdtNode>> {
-        self.node(cstr!("/__symbols__"))
+        self.root()?.subnode(cstr!("__symbols__"))
     }
 
     /// Returns the standard /__symbols__ node as mutable
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@
 
     /// Returns the mutable root node of the tree.
     pub fn root_mut(&mut self) -> Result<FdtNodeMut> {
-        self.node_mut(cstr!("/"))?.ok_or(FdtError::Internal)
+        Ok(FdtNodeMut { fdt: self, offset: NodeOffset::ROOT })
     }
 
     /// Returns a mutable tree node by its full path.