diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-gpio.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-gpio.c
index 0ef8fcc6ac3a..147dd691652a 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-gpio.c
@@ -220,7 +220,9 @@ static int i2c_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	adap->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	adap->dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 
-	adap->nr = pdev->id;
+	if (pdev->id != PLATFORM_DEVID_NONE || !pdev->dev.of_node ||
+	    of_property_read_u32(pdev->dev.of_node, "reg", &adap->nr))
+		adap->nr = pdev->id;
 	ret = i2c_bit_add_numbered_bus(adap);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;