diff --git a/drivers/spi/spidev.c b/drivers/spi/spidev.c
index 1594e57c3546e..05f6c36284dca 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spidev.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spidev.c
@@ -755,6 +755,7 @@ static int spidev_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	 * compatible string, it is a Linux implementation thing
 	 * rather than a description of the hardware.
 	 */
+	if (0) /* Disable the warning - this feature is too useful */
 	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);