diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index 46c8f3ff89cb3..562d6441c7fd9 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -2453,9 +2453,6 @@ static int acpi_spi_add_resource(struct acpi_resource *ares, void *data)
 			if (lookup->index != -1 && lookup->n++ != lookup->index)
 				return 1;
 
-			if (lookup->index == -1 && !ctlr)
-				return -ENODEV;
-
 			status = acpi_get_handle(NULL,
 						 sb->resource_source.string_ptr,
 						 &parent_handle);