diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index 0e215237383b..51e00c6436aa 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -370,6 +370,17 @@ static void spi_dev_set_name(struct spi_device *spi)
 		     spi->chip_select);
 }
 
+static int spi_dev_check(struct device *dev, void *data)
+{
+	struct spi_device *spi = to_spi_device(dev);
+	struct spi_device *new_spi = data;
+
+	if (spi->master == new_spi->master &&
+	    spi->chip_select == new_spi->chip_select)
+		return -EBUSY;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * spi_add_device - Add spi_device allocated with spi_alloc_device
  * @spi: spi_device to register
@@ -384,7 +395,6 @@ int spi_add_device(struct spi_device *spi)
 	static DEFINE_MUTEX(spi_add_lock);
 	struct spi_master *master = spi->master;
 	struct device *dev = master->dev.parent;
-	struct device *d;
 	int status;
 
 	/* Chipselects are numbered 0..max; validate. */
@@ -404,12 +414,10 @@ int spi_add_device(struct spi_device *spi)
 	 */
 	mutex_lock(&spi_add_lock);
 
-	d = bus_find_device_by_name(&spi_bus_type, NULL, dev_name(&spi->dev));
-	if (d != NULL) {
+	status = bus_for_each_dev(&spi_bus_type, NULL, spi, spi_dev_check);
+	if (status) {
 		dev_err(dev, "chipselect %d already in use\n",
 				spi->chip_select);
-		put_device(d);
-		status = -EBUSY;
 		goto done;
 	}