diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
index bea4c50..40e563d 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
@@ -425,14 +425,14 @@
 /* walk up mux tree */
 static int i2c_check_mux_parents(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int addr)
 {
+	struct i2c_adapter *parent = i2c_parent_is_i2c_adapter(adapter);
 	int result;
 
 	result = device_for_each_child(&adapter->dev, &addr,
 					__i2c_check_addr_busy);
 
-	if (!result && i2c_parent_is_i2c_adapter(adapter))
-		result = i2c_check_mux_parents(
-				    to_i2c_adapter(adapter->dev.parent), addr);
+	if (!result && parent)
+		result = i2c_check_mux_parents(parent, addr);
 
 	return result;
 }
@@ -453,11 +453,11 @@
 
 static int i2c_check_addr_busy(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int addr)
 {
+	struct i2c_adapter *parent = i2c_parent_is_i2c_adapter(adapter);
 	int result = 0;
 
-	if (i2c_parent_is_i2c_adapter(adapter))
-		result = i2c_check_mux_parents(
-				    to_i2c_adapter(adapter->dev.parent), addr);
+	if (parent)
+		result = i2c_check_mux_parents(parent, addr);
 
 	if (!result)
 		result = device_for_each_child(&adapter->dev, &addr,
@@ -472,8 +472,10 @@
  */
 void i2c_lock_adapter(struct i2c_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	if (i2c_parent_is_i2c_adapter(adapter))
-		i2c_lock_adapter(to_i2c_adapter(adapter->dev.parent));
+	struct i2c_adapter *parent = i2c_parent_is_i2c_adapter(adapter);
+
+	if (parent)
+		i2c_lock_adapter(parent);
 	else
 		rt_mutex_lock(&adapter->bus_lock);
 }
@@ -485,8 +487,10 @@
  */
 static int i2c_trylock_adapter(struct i2c_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	if (i2c_parent_is_i2c_adapter(adapter))
-		return i2c_trylock_adapter(to_i2c_adapter(adapter->dev.parent));
+	struct i2c_adapter *parent = i2c_parent_is_i2c_adapter(adapter);
+
+	if (parent)
+		return i2c_trylock_adapter(parent);
 	else
 		return rt_mutex_trylock(&adapter->bus_lock);
 }
@@ -497,8 +501,10 @@
  */
 void i2c_unlock_adapter(struct i2c_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	if (i2c_parent_is_i2c_adapter(adapter))
-		i2c_unlock_adapter(to_i2c_adapter(adapter->dev.parent));
+	struct i2c_adapter *parent = i2c_parent_is_i2c_adapter(adapter);
+
+	if (parent)
+		i2c_unlock_adapter(parent);
 	else
 		rt_mutex_unlock(&adapter->bus_lock);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c
index 5f3a52d..cec0f3b 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c
@@ -192,13 +192,12 @@
 /* walk up mux tree */
 static int i2cdev_check_mux_parents(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int addr)
 {
+	struct i2c_adapter *parent = i2c_parent_is_i2c_adapter(adapter);
 	int result;
 
 	result = device_for_each_child(&adapter->dev, &addr, i2cdev_check);
-
-	if (!result && i2c_parent_is_i2c_adapter(adapter))
-		result = i2cdev_check_mux_parents(
-				    to_i2c_adapter(adapter->dev.parent), addr);
+	if (!result && parent)
+		result = i2cdev_check_mux_parents(parent, addr);
 
 	return result;
 }
@@ -222,11 +221,11 @@
    driver bound to it, as NOT busy. */
 static int i2cdev_check_addr(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, unsigned int addr)
 {
+	struct i2c_adapter *parent = i2c_parent_is_i2c_adapter(adapter);
 	int result = 0;
 
-	if (i2c_parent_is_i2c_adapter(adapter))
-		result = i2cdev_check_mux_parents(
-				    to_i2c_adapter(adapter->dev.parent), addr);
+	if (parent)
+		result = i2cdev_check_mux_parents(parent, addr);
 
 	if (!result)
 		result = device_for_each_child(&adapter->dev, &addr,
diff --git a/include/linux/i2c.h b/include/linux/i2c.h
index 9391a491..1f66fa0 100644
--- a/include/linux/i2c.h
+++ b/include/linux/i2c.h
@@ -384,10 +384,15 @@
 	dev_set_drvdata(&dev->dev, data);
 }
 
-static inline int i2c_parent_is_i2c_adapter(const struct i2c_adapter *adapter)
+static inline struct i2c_adapter *
+i2c_parent_is_i2c_adapter(const struct i2c_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	return adapter->dev.parent != NULL
-		&& adapter->dev.parent->type == &i2c_adapter_type;
+	struct device *parent = adapter->dev.parent;
+
+	if (parent != NULL && parent->type == &i2c_adapter_type)
+		return to_i2c_adapter(parent);
+	else
+		return NULL;
 }
 
 /* Adapter locking functions, exported for shared pin cases */