diff --git a/drivers/spi/spidev.c b/drivers/spi/spidev.c
index d0e7dfc647cf..c5f1045561ac 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spidev.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spidev.c
@@ -713,11 +713,9 @@ static int spidev_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	 * compatible string, it is a Linux implementation thing
 	 * rather than a description of the hardware.
 	 */
-	if (spi->dev.of_node && !of_match_device(spidev_dt_ids, &spi->dev)) {
-		dev_err(&spi->dev, "buggy DT: spidev listed directly in DT\n");
-		WARN_ON(spi->dev.of_node &&
-			!of_match_device(spidev_dt_ids, &spi->dev));
-	}
+	WARN(spi->dev.of_node &&
+	     of_device_is_compatible(spi->dev.of_node, "spidev"),
+	     "%pOF: buggy DT: spidev listed directly in DT\n", spi->dev.of_node);
 
 	/* Allocate driver data */
 	spidev = kzalloc(sizeof(*spidev), GFP_KERNEL);