diff --git a/drivers/spi/spidev.c b/drivers/spi/spidev.c
index 9e2e099b..a065943d 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spidev.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spidev.c
@@ -749,13 +749,11 @@ 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
 	 */
 	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));
+		dev_info(&spi->dev, "probing from DT");
 	}
 
 	spidev_probe_acpi(spi);
