diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/af9035.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/af9035.c
index 5799cc8efa0c1..b1f69c11c8395 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/af9035.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb-v2/af9035.c
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ static int af9035_add_i2c_dev(struct dvb_usb_device *d, const char *type,
 	request_module("%s", board_info.type);
 
 	/* register I2C device */
-	client = i2c_new_device(adapter, &board_info);
-	if (client == NULL || client->dev.driver == NULL) {
+	client = i2c_new_client_device(adapter, &board_info);
+	if (!i2c_client_has_driver(client)) {
 		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto err;
 	}