int (*add_adapter)(struct i2c_adapter *))
 {
        struct i2c_algo_bit_data *bit_adap = adap->algo_data;
+       int ret;
 
        if (bit_test) {
-               int ret = test_bus(bit_adap, adap->name);
+               ret = test_bus(bit_adap, adap->name);
                if (ret < 0)
                        return -ENODEV;
        }
        adap->algo = &i2c_bit_algo;
        adap->retries = 3;
 
-       return add_adapter(adap);
+       ret = add_adapter(adap);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+
+       /* Complain if SCL can't be read */
+       if (bit_adap->getscl == NULL) {
+               dev_warn(&adap->dev, "Not I2C compliant: can't read SCL\n");
+               dev_warn(&adap->dev, "Bus may be unreliable\n");
+       }
+       return 0;
 }
 
 int i2c_bit_add_bus(struct i2c_adapter *adap)