diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-smbus.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-smbus.c
index 03096f47e6ab..7e2f5d0eacdb 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-smbus.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-smbus.c
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ static irqreturn_t smbus_alert(int irq, void *d)
 {
 	struct i2c_smbus_alert *alert = d;
 	struct i2c_client *ara;
-	unsigned short prev_addr = 0;	/* Not a valid address */
 
 	ara = alert->ara;
 
@@ -90,18 +89,12 @@ static irqreturn_t smbus_alert(int irq, void *d)
 		data.addr = status >> 1;
 		data.type = I2C_PROTOCOL_SMBUS_ALERT;
 
-		if (data.addr == prev_addr) {
-			dev_warn(&ara->dev, "Duplicate SMBALERT# from dev "
-				"0x%02x, skipping\n", data.addr);
-			break;
-		}
 		dev_dbg(&ara->dev, "SMBALERT# from dev 0x%02x, flag %d\n",
 			data.addr, data.data);
 
 		/* Notify driver for the device which issued the alert */
 		device_for_each_child(&ara->adapter->dev, &data,
 				      smbus_do_alert);
-		prev_addr = data.addr;
 	}
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;