diff --git a/drivers/spi/spidev.c b/drivers/spi/spidev.c
index 8c69ab348a7f..4a19c2142e47 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spidev.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spidev.c
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 #include <linux/property.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/compat.h>
-#include <linux/of.h>
-#include <linux/of_device.h>
 
 #include <linux/spi/spi.h>
 #include <linux/spi/spidev.h>
@@ -696,20 +694,31 @@ static const struct spi_device_id spidev_spi_ids[] = {
 };
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(spi, spidev_spi_ids);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_OF
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+static int spidev_of_check(struct device *dev)
+{
+	if (device_property_match_string(dev, "compatible", "spidev") < 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	dev_err(dev, "spidev listed directly in DT is not supported\n");
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
 static const struct of_device_id spidev_dt_ids[] = {
-	{ .compatible = "rohm,dh2228fv" },
-	{ .compatible = "lineartechnology,ltc2488" },
-	{ .compatible = "semtech,sx1301" },
-	{ .compatible = "lwn,bk4" },
-	{ .compatible = "dh,dhcom-board" },
-	{ .compatible = "menlo,m53cpld" },
-	{ .compatible = "cisco,spi-petra" },
-	{ .compatible = "micron,spi-authenta" },
+	{ .compatible = "rohm,dh2228fv", .data = &spidev_of_check },
+	{ .compatible = "lineartechnology,ltc2488", .data = &spidev_of_check },
+	{ .compatible = "semtech,sx1301", .data = &spidev_of_check },
+	{ .compatible = "lwn,bk4", .data = &spidev_of_check },
+	{ .compatible = "dh,dhcom-board", .data = &spidev_of_check },
+	{ .compatible = "menlo,m53cpld", .data = &spidev_of_check },
+	{ .compatible = "cisco,spi-petra", .data = &spidev_of_check },
+	{ .compatible = "micron,spi-authenta", .data = &spidev_of_check },
 	{},
 };
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, spidev_dt_ids);
-#endif
 
 /* Dummy SPI devices not to be used in production systems */
 static int spidev_acpi_check(struct device *dev)
@@ -741,16 +750,6 @@ static int spidev_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	int			status;
 	unsigned long		minor;
 
-	/*
-	 * 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.
-	 */
-	if (spi->dev.of_node && of_device_is_compatible(spi->dev.of_node, "spidev")) {
-		dev_err(&spi->dev, "spidev listed directly in DT is not supported\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	match = device_get_match_data(&spi->dev);
 	if (match) {
 		status = match(&spi->dev);
@@ -827,7 +826,7 @@ static int spidev_remove(struct spi_device *spi)
 static struct spi_driver spidev_spi_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name =		"spidev",
-		.of_match_table = of_match_ptr(spidev_dt_ids),
+		.of_match_table = spidev_dt_ids,
 		.acpi_match_table = spidev_acpi_ids,
 	},
 	.probe =	spidev_probe,