diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c b/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
index 02aecacd1994ae2fdfac5a4f82010eb3652a7118..884904d3f9d2deda9088046f8666e2f14b2aa664 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/m25p80.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <linux/mtd/cfi.h>
 #include <linux/mtd/mtd.h>
 #include <linux/mtd/partitions.h>
+#include <linux/of_platform.h>
 
 #include <linux/spi/spi.h>
 #include <linux/spi/flash.h>
@@ -823,6 +824,11 @@ static int __devinit m25p_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	unsigned			i;
 	struct mtd_part_parser_data	ppdata;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MTD_OF_PARTS
+	if (!of_device_is_available(spi->dev.of_node))
+		return -ENODEV;
+#endif
+
 	/* Platform data helps sort out which chip type we have, as
 	 * well as how this board partitions it.  If we don't have
 	 * a chip ID, try the JEDEC id commands; they'll work for most