diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-pca955x.c b/drivers/leds/leds-pca955x.c
index 78a7ce816a47..9a873118ea5f 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-pca955x.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-pca955x.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ static int pca955x_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 			"slave address 0x%02x\n",
 			client->name, chip->bits, client->addr);
 
-	if (!i2c_check_functionality(adapter, I2C_FUNC_I2C))
+	if (!i2c_check_functionality(adapter, I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BYTE_DATA))
 		return -EIO;
 
 	if (pdata) {