diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
index 45aa0e54e2972e101d19c7b2051be2b345fdf4ce..b55097d57b7a995bfc48b33d3a374cec0503680d 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
@@ -706,10 +706,6 @@ int i2c_probe(struct i2c_adapter *adapter,
 	int i, err;
 	int adap_id = i2c_adapter_id(adapter);
 
-	/* Forget it if we can't probe using SMBUS_QUICK */
-	if (! i2c_check_functionality(adapter,I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_QUICK))
-		return -1;
-
 	/* Force entries are done first, and are not affected by ignore
 	   entries */
 	if (address_data->forces) {
@@ -736,6 +732,17 @@ int i2c_probe(struct i2c_adapter *adapter,
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* Stop here if we can't use SMBUS_QUICK */
+	if (!i2c_check_functionality(adapter, I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_QUICK)) {
+		if (address_data->probe[0] == I2C_CLIENT_END
+		 && address_data->normal_i2c[0] == I2C_CLIENT_END)
+		 	return 0;
+
+		dev_warn(&adapter->dev, "SMBus Quick command not supported, "
+			 "can't probe for chips\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	/* Probe entries are done second, and are not affected by ignore
 	   entries either */
 	for (i = 0; address_data->probe[i] != I2C_CLIENT_END; i += 2) {