diff --git a/arch/sandbox/dts/test.dts b/arch/sandbox/dts/test.dts
index f3b7662..fb83804 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/dts/test.dts
+++ b/arch/sandbox/dts/test.dts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 		testfdt6 = "/e-test";
 		testbus3 = "/some-bus";
 		testfdt0 = "/some-bus/c-test@0";
-		testfdt1 = "/some-bus/c-test@1";
+		testfdt12 = "/some-bus/c-test@1";
 		testfdt3 = "/b-test";
 		testfdt5 = "/some-bus/c-test@5";
 		testfdt8 = "/a-test";
diff --git a/drivers/core/uclass.c b/drivers/core/uclass.c
index 96b7d16..c8432b2 100644
--- a/drivers/core/uclass.c
+++ b/drivers/core/uclass.c
@@ -306,8 +306,7 @@
 	uclass_foreach_dev(dev, uc) {
 		log_debug("   - %d %d '%s'\n",
 			  dev->req_seq, dev_seq(dev), dev->name);
-		if ((find_req_seq ? dev->req_seq : dev_seq(dev)) ==
-				seq_or_req_seq) {
+		if (dev_seq(dev) == seq_or_req_seq) {
 			*devp = dev;
 			log_debug("   - found\n");
 			return 0;
@@ -692,8 +691,7 @@
 	assert(dev_seq(dev) == -1);
 	ret = uclass_find_device_by_seq(uc_drv->id, dev->req_seq, false, &dup);
 	if (!ret) {
-		dm_warn("Device '%s': seq %d is in use by '%s'\n",
-			dev->name, dev->req_seq, dup->name);
+		/* Do nothing here for now */
 	} else if (ret == -ENODEV) {
 		/* Our requested sequence number is available */
 		if (dev->req_seq != -1)
diff --git a/include/dm/device.h b/include/dm/device.h
index 725e313..15731d6 100644
--- a/include/dm/device.h
+++ b/include/dm/device.h
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
 
 static inline int dev_seq(const struct udevice *dev)
 {
-	return dev->seq;
+	return dev->sqq;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/test/dm/test-fdt.c b/test/dm/test-fdt.c
index fda2ba6..f73cc33 100644
--- a/test/dm/test-fdt.c
+++ b/test/dm/test-fdt.c
@@ -333,20 +333,28 @@
 	/* A few basic santiy tests */
 	ut_assertok(uclass_find_device_by_seq(UCLASS_TEST_FDT, 3, true, &dev));
 	ut_asserteq_str("b-test", dev->name);
+	ut_asserteq(3, dev_seq(dev));
 
 	ut_assertok(uclass_find_device_by_seq(UCLASS_TEST_FDT, 8, true, &dev));
 	ut_asserteq_str("a-test", dev->name);
+	ut_asserteq(8, dev_seq(dev));
 
-	ut_asserteq(-ENODEV, uclass_find_device_by_seq(UCLASS_TEST_FDT, 5,
-						       true, &dev));
+	/*
+	 * This device has no alias so gets the next value after all available
+	 * aliases. The last alias is testfdt12
+	 */
+	ut_assertok(uclass_find_device_by_seq(UCLASS_TEST_FDT, 13, true, &dev));
+	ut_asserteq_str("d-test", dev->name);
+	ut_asserteq(13, dev_seq(dev));
+
+	ut_asserteq(-ENODEV, uclass_find_device_by_seq(UCLASS_TEST_FDT, 9, true,
+						       &dev));
 	ut_asserteq_ptr(NULL, dev);
 
 	/* Test aliases */
 	ut_assertok(uclass_get_device_by_seq(UCLASS_TEST_FDT, 6, &dev));
 	ut_asserteq_str("e-test", dev->name);
-
-	ut_asserteq(-ENODEV, uclass_find_device_by_seq(UCLASS_TEST_FDT, 7,
-						       true, &dev));
+	ut_asserteq(6, dev_seq(dev));
 
 	/*
 	 * Note that c-test nodes are not probed since it is not a top-level
@@ -354,6 +362,7 @@
 	 */
 	ut_assertok(uclass_get_device_by_seq(UCLASS_TEST_FDT, 3, &dev));
 	ut_asserteq_str("b-test", dev->name);
+	ut_asserteq(3, dev_seq(dev));
 
 	/*
 	 * d-test wants sequence number 3 also, but it can't have it because
@@ -361,31 +370,29 @@
 	 */
 	ut_assertok(uclass_get_device(UCLASS_TEST_FDT, 2, &dev));
 	ut_asserteq_str("d-test", dev->name);
+	ut_asserteq(13, dev_seq(dev));
 
-	/*
-	 * d-test actually gets 9, because thats the next free one after the
-	 * aliases.
-	 */
-	ut_assertok(uclass_get_device_by_seq(UCLASS_TEST_FDT, 9, &dev));
-	ut_asserteq_str("d-test", dev->name);
+	/* g-test gets the next value after f-test */
+	ut_assertok(uclass_get_device_by_seq(UCLASS_TEST_FDT, 15, &dev));
+	ut_asserteq_str("g-test", dev->name);
+	ut_asserteq(15, dev_seq(dev));
 
-	/* initially no one wants seq 10 */
-	ut_asserteq(-ENODEV, uclass_get_device_by_seq(UCLASS_TEST_FDT, 10,
-						      &dev));
-	ut_assertok(uclass_get_device(UCLASS_TEST_FDT, 0, &dev));
-	ut_assertok(uclass_get_device(UCLASS_TEST_FDT, 4, &dev));
-
-	/* But now that it is probed, we can find it */
-	ut_assertok(uclass_get_device_by_seq(UCLASS_TEST_FDT, 10, &dev));
-	ut_asserteq_str("f-test", dev->name);
-
-	/*
-	 * And we should still have holes in our sequence numbers, that is 2
-	 * and 4 should not be used.
-	 */
-	ut_asserteq(-ENODEV, uclass_find_device_by_seq(UCLASS_TEST_FDT, 2,
+	/* And we should still have holes in our sequence numbers */
+	ut_asserteq(-ENODEV, uclass_find_device_by_seq(UCLASS_TEST_FDT, 0, true,
+						       &dev));
+	ut_asserteq(-ENODEV, uclass_find_device_by_seq(UCLASS_TEST_FDT, 1, true,
+						       &dev));
+	ut_asserteq(-ENODEV, uclass_find_device_by_seq(UCLASS_TEST_FDT, 2, true,
+						       &dev));
+	ut_asserteq(-ENODEV, uclass_find_device_by_seq(UCLASS_TEST_FDT, 4, true,
+						       &dev));
+	ut_asserteq(-ENODEV, uclass_find_device_by_seq(UCLASS_TEST_FDT, 7, true,
+						       &dev));
+	ut_asserteq(-ENODEV, uclass_find_device_by_seq(UCLASS_TEST_FDT, 9, true,
+						       &dev));
+	ut_asserteq(-ENODEV, uclass_find_device_by_seq(UCLASS_TEST_FDT, 10,
 						       true, &dev));
-	ut_asserteq(-ENODEV, uclass_find_device_by_seq(UCLASS_TEST_FDT, 4,
+	ut_asserteq(-ENODEV, uclass_find_device_by_seq(UCLASS_TEST_FDT, 11,
 						       true, &dev));
 
 	return 0;