{
        resource_size_t mem_avail;
        unsigned long dramctrl;
+       unsigned long devid;
        int ret;
 
        mutex_init(&sm->clock_lock);
 
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sm->devices);
 
-       dramctrl = readl(sm->regs + SM501_DRAM_CONTROL);
+       devid = readl(sm->regs + SM501_DEVICEID);
 
+       if ((devid & SM501_DEVICEID_IDMASK) != SM501_DEVICEID_SM501) {
+               dev_err(sm->dev, "incorrect device id %08lx\n", devid);
+               return -EINVAL;
+       }
+
+       dramctrl = readl(sm->regs + SM501_DRAM_CONTROL);
        mem_avail = sm501_mem_local[(dramctrl >> 13) & 0x7];
 
-       dev_info(sm->dev, "SM501 At %p: Version %08x, %ld Mb, IRQ %d\n",
-                sm->regs, readl(sm->regs + SM501_DEVICEID),
-                (unsigned long)mem_avail >> 20, sm->irq);
+       dev_info(sm->dev, "SM501 At %p: Version %08lx, %ld Mb, IRQ %d\n",
+                sm->regs, devid, (unsigned long)mem_avail >> 20, sm->irq);
 
        sm501_dump_gate(sm);
 
 
 #define SM501_DEVICEID                 (0x000060)
 /* 0x050100A0 */
 
+#define SM501_DEVICEID_SM501           (0x05010000)
+#define SM501_DEVICEID_IDMASK          (0xffff0000)
+
 #define SM501_PLLCLOCK_COUNT           (0x000064)
 #define SM501_MISC_TIMING              (0x000068)
 #define SM501_CURRENT_SDRAM_CLOCK      (0x00006C)