diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bfin-twi.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bfin-twi.c
index 3b9bd9a3f2b08a0a43683c87f1801d2f330185c3..c75f0e943b32362d6bd9aa373acde40719c969a6 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bfin-twi.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-bfin-twi.c
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ static int i2c_bfin_twi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	strlcpy(p_adap->name, pdev->name, sizeof(p_adap->name));
 	p_adap->algo = &bfin_twi_algorithm;
 	p_adap->algo_data = iface;
-	p_adap->class = I2C_CLASS_HWMON | I2C_CLASS_SPD;
+	p_adap->class = I2C_CLASS_HWMON | I2C_CLASS_SPD | I2C_CLASS_DEPRECATED;
 	p_adap->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	p_adap->timeout = 5 * HZ;
 	p_adap->retries = 3;