diff --git a/drivers/spi/spidev.c b/drivers/spi/spidev.c
index 2ab6e782f14c..f54560d6bc2b 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spidev.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spidev.c
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ static int spidev_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	 * compatible string, it is a Linux implementation thing
 	 * rather than a description of the hardware.
 	 */
-	WARN(spi->dev.of_node &&
+	WARN(0 && 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);