diff --git a/drivers/crypto/caam/caamalg_qi.c b/drivers/crypto/caam/caamalg_qi.c
index 59b59f5e9550..fb54b2c9d337 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/caam/caamalg_qi.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/caam/caamalg_qi.c
@@ -2576,10 +2576,9 @@ int caam_qi_algapi_init(struct device *ctrldev)
 	unsigned int md_limit = SHA512_DIGEST_SIZE;
 	bool registered = false;
 
-	if (caam_dpaa2) {
-		dev_info(ctrldev, "caam/qi frontend driver not suitable for DPAA 2.x, aborting...\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
+	/* Make sure this runs only on (DPAA 1.x) QI */
+	if (!priv->qi_present || caam_dpaa2)
+		return 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * Register crypto algorithms the device supports.