diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/shpchp_core.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/shpchp_core.c
index e3c0c17..3132d60 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/shpchp_core.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/shpchp_core.c
@@ -351,6 +351,17 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int is_shpc_capable(struct pci_dev *dev)
+{
+       if ((dev->vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_AMD) || (dev->device ==
+                               PCI_DEVICE_ID_AMD_GOLAM_7450))
+               return 1;
+       if (pci_find_capability(dev, PCI_CAP_ID_SHPC))
+               return 1;
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static int shpc_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 {
 	int rc;
@@ -359,6 +370,9 @@
 	int first_device_num;	/* first PCI device number supported by this SHPC */
 	int num_ctlr_slots;	/* number of slots supported by this SHPC */
 
+	if (!is_shpc_capable(pdev))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	ctrl = (struct controller *) kmalloc(sizeof(struct controller), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ctrl) {
 		err("%s : out of memory\n", __FUNCTION__);