diff --git a/drivers/spi/spidev.c b/drivers/spi/spidev.c
index b0c76e262..c56f6dc4c 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spidev.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spidev.c
@@ -722,12 +722,12 @@ static int spidev_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	/*
 	 * spidev should never be referenced in DT without a specific
-	 * compatible string, it is a Linux implementation thing
-	 * rather than a description of the hardware.
+	 * compatible string, but people don't care and use DT overlays
+	 * to activate SPIdev on demand
 	 */
-	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);
+	if (spi->dev.of_node && !of_match_device(spidev_dt_ids, &spi->dev)) {
+		dev_info(&spi->dev, "probing from DT");
+	}
 
 	spidev_probe_acpi(spi);