diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
index b7145f370d3bb08b1eb230f96ac1db69783e6ee8..2704470e021dc8bc600fdb4de691216dd8f987d3 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
@@ -1947,8 +1947,8 @@ static int ssif_adapter_handler(struct device *adev, void *opaque)
 	if (adev->type != &i2c_adapter_type)
 		return 0;
 
-	addr_info->added_client = i2c_new_device(to_i2c_adapter(adev),
-						 &addr_info->binfo);
+	addr_info->added_client = i2c_new_client_device(to_i2c_adapter(adev),
+							&addr_info->binfo);
 
 	if (!addr_info->adapter_name)
 		return 1; /* Only try the first I2C adapter by default. */