diff --git a/drivers/mfd/wm831x-core.c b/drivers/mfd/wm831x-core.c
index e1a2f4b78529..76cadcf3b1fe 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/wm831x-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/wm831x-core.c
@@ -1455,7 +1455,11 @@ int wm831x_device_init(struct wm831x *wm831x, unsigned long id, int irq)
 		dev_err(wm831x->dev, "Failed to read parent ID: %d\n", ret);
 		goto err;
 	}
-	if (ret != 0x6204) {
+	switch (ret) {
+	case 0x6204:
+	case 0x6246:
+		break;
+	default:
 		dev_err(wm831x->dev, "Device is not a WM831x: ID %x\n", ret);
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto err;