diff --git a/include/libfdt.h b/include/libfdt.h
index c93ae28..fc7f75b 100644
--- a/include/libfdt.h
+++ b/include/libfdt.h
@@ -882,8 +882,8 @@
 static inline int fdt_setprop_inplace_u32(void *fdt, int nodeoffset,
 					  const char *name, uint32_t val)
 {
-	val = cpu_to_fdt32(val);
-	return fdt_setprop_inplace(fdt, nodeoffset, name, &val, sizeof(val));
+	fdt32_t tmp = cpu_to_fdt32(val);
+	return fdt_setprop_inplace(fdt, nodeoffset, name, &tmp, sizeof(tmp));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -917,8 +917,8 @@
 static inline int fdt_setprop_inplace_u64(void *fdt, int nodeoffset,
 					  const char *name, uint64_t val)
 {
-	val = cpu_to_fdt64(val);
-	return fdt_setprop_inplace(fdt, nodeoffset, name, &val, sizeof(val));
+	fdt64_t tmp = cpu_to_fdt64(val);
+	return fdt_setprop_inplace(fdt, nodeoffset, name, &tmp, sizeof(tmp));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -993,13 +993,13 @@
 int fdt_property(void *fdt, const char *name, const void *val, int len);
 static inline int fdt_property_u32(void *fdt, const char *name, uint32_t val)
 {
-	val = cpu_to_fdt32(val);
-	return fdt_property(fdt, name, &val, sizeof(val));
+	fdt32_t tmp = cpu_to_fdt32(val);
+	return fdt_property(fdt, name, &tmp, sizeof(tmp));
 }
 static inline int fdt_property_u64(void *fdt, const char *name, uint64_t val)
 {
-	val = cpu_to_fdt64(val);
-	return fdt_property(fdt, name, &val, sizeof(val));
+	fdt64_t tmp = cpu_to_fdt64(val);
+	return fdt_property(fdt, name, &tmp, sizeof(tmp));
 }
 static inline int fdt_property_cell(void *fdt, const char *name, uint32_t val)
 {
@@ -1154,8 +1154,8 @@
 static inline int fdt_setprop_u32(void *fdt, int nodeoffset, const char *name,
 				  uint32_t val)
 {
-	val = cpu_to_fdt32(val);
-	return fdt_setprop(fdt, nodeoffset, name, &val, sizeof(val));
+	fdt32_t tmp = cpu_to_fdt32(val);
+	return fdt_setprop(fdt, nodeoffset, name, &tmp, sizeof(tmp));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1189,8 +1189,8 @@
 static inline int fdt_setprop_u64(void *fdt, int nodeoffset, const char *name,
 				  uint64_t val)
 {
-	val = cpu_to_fdt64(val);
-	return fdt_setprop(fdt, nodeoffset, name, &val, sizeof(val));
+	fdt64_t tmp = cpu_to_fdt64(val);
+	return fdt_setprop(fdt, nodeoffset, name, &tmp, sizeof(tmp));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1296,8 +1296,8 @@
 static inline int fdt_appendprop_u32(void *fdt, int nodeoffset,
 				     const char *name, uint32_t val)
 {
-	val = cpu_to_fdt32(val);
-	return fdt_appendprop(fdt, nodeoffset, name, &val, sizeof(val));
+	fdt32_t tmp = cpu_to_fdt32(val);
+	return fdt_appendprop(fdt, nodeoffset, name, &tmp, sizeof(tmp));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1331,8 +1331,8 @@
 static inline int fdt_appendprop_u64(void *fdt, int nodeoffset,
 				     const char *name, uint64_t val)
 {
-	val = cpu_to_fdt64(val);
-	return fdt_appendprop(fdt, nodeoffset, name, &val, sizeof(val));
+	fdt64_t tmp = cpu_to_fdt64(val);
+	return fdt_appendprop(fdt, nodeoffset, name, &tmp, sizeof(tmp));
 }
 
 /**