diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
index 2151d0b353b3..a97f7a0b0d6e 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ static int i2c_device_match(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
 
 
 	/* Attempt an OF style match */
-	if (of_driver_match_device(dev, drv))
+	if (i2c_of_match_device(drv->of_match_table, client))
 		return 1;
 
 	/* Then ACPI style match */
@@ -923,7 +923,15 @@ static int i2c_device_probe(struct device *dev)
 	}
 
 	driver = to_i2c_driver(dev->driver);
-	if (!driver->probe || !driver->id_table)
+	if (!driver->probe)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/*
+	 * An I2C ID table is not mandatory, if and only if, a suitable Device
+	 * Tree match table entry is supplied for the probing device.
+	 */
+	if (!driver->id_table &&
+	    !i2c_of_match_device(dev->driver->of_match_table, client))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	if (client->flags & I2C_CLIENT_WAKE) {