3 files changed, 10 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/chips/eeprom.c b/drivers/i2c/chips/eeprom.c
index a27420a54c84..d58403a47908 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/chips/eeprom.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/chips/eeprom.c
@@ -161,11 +161,6 @@ int eeprom_detect(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int address, int kind)
 	struct eeprom_data *data;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	/* prevent 24RF08 corruption */
-	if (kind < 0)
-		i2c_smbus_xfer(adapter, address, 0, 0, 0,
-			       I2C_SMBUS_QUICK, NULL);
-
 	/* There are three ways we can read the EEPROM data:
 	   (1) I2C block reads (faster, but unsupported by most adapters)
 	   (2) Consecutive byte reads (100% overhead)
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/chips/max6875.c b/drivers/i2c/chips/max6875.c
index 31cee2d34a17..9e1aeb69abf9 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/chips/max6875.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/chips/max6875.c
@@ -171,11 +171,6 @@ static int max6875_detect(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int address, int kind)
 	struct max6875_data *data;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	/* Prevent 24rf08 corruption (in case of user error) */
-	if (kind < 0)
-		i2c_smbus_xfer(adapter, address, 0, 0, 0,
-			       I2C_SMBUS_QUICK, NULL);
-
 	if (!i2c_check_functionality(adapter, I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_WRITE_BYTE_DATA
 				     | I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_READ_BYTE))
 		return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
index bee0148dfab8..dda472e5e8be 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
@@ -679,9 +679,16 @@ static int i2c_probe_address(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int addr, int kind,
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Make sure there is something at this address, unless forced */
-	if (kind < 0
-	 && i2c_smbus_xfer(adapter, addr, 0, 0, 0, I2C_SMBUS_QUICK, NULL) < 0)
-		return 0;
+	if (kind < 0) {
+		if (i2c_smbus_xfer(adapter, addr, 0, 0, 0,
+				   I2C_SMBUS_QUICK, NULL) < 0)
+			return 0;
+
+		/* prevent 24RF08 corruption */
+		if ((addr & ~0x0f) == 0x50)
+			i2c_smbus_xfer(adapter, addr, 0, 0, 0,
+				       I2C_SMBUS_QUICK, NULL);
+	}
 
 	/* Finally call the custom detection function */
 	err = found_proc(adapter, addr, kind);