diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_encoder_slave.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_encoder_slave.c
index d50a7884e69e..e464429d32df 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_encoder_slave.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_encoder_slave.c
@@ -61,13 +61,8 @@ int drm_i2c_encoder_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 	request_module("%s%s", I2C_MODULE_PREFIX, info->type);
 
-	client = i2c_new_device(adap, info);
-	if (!client) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto fail;
-	}
-
-	if (!client->dev.driver) {
+	client = i2c_new_client_device(adap, info);
+	if (!i2c_client_has_driver(client)) {
 		err = -ENODEV;
 		goto fail_unregister;
 	}
@@ -96,7 +91,6 @@ fail_module_put:
 	module_put(module);
 fail_unregister:
 	i2c_unregister_device(client);
-fail:
 	return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_i2c_encoder_init);