diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c
index e5cd307ebfc9..5543b49e2e05 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c
@@ -492,13 +492,8 @@ static int i2cdev_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	unsigned int minor = iminor(inode);
 	struct i2c_client *client;
 	struct i2c_adapter *adap;
-	struct i2c_dev *i2c_dev;
 
-	i2c_dev = i2c_dev_get_by_minor(minor);
-	if (!i2c_dev)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	adap = i2c_get_adapter(i2c_dev->adap->nr);
+	adap = i2c_get_adapter(minor);
 	if (!adap)
 		return -ENODEV;