diff --git a/drivers/power/axp209.c b/drivers/power/axp209.c
index 6de5ec6..52207e5 100644
--- a/drivers/power/axp209.c
+++ b/drivers/power/axp209.c
@@ -153,10 +153,13 @@ int axp_init(void)
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
+#if 0
 	/* Low 4 bits is chip version */
 	ver &= 0x0f;
 
 	if (ver != 0x1)
+#endif
+	if ((ver & AXP209_CHIP_VERSION_MASK) != 0x1)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* Mask all interrupts */
diff --git a/include/axp209.h b/include/axp209.h
index 3a4fc28..43e3873 100644
--- a/include/axp209.h
+++ b/include/axp209.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ enum axp209_reg {
 #define AXP209_POWER_STATUS_ON_BY_DC	BIT(0)
 #define AXP209_POWER_STATUS_VBUS_USABLE	BIT(4)
 
+#define AXP209_CHIP_VERSION_MASK	0x0f
+
 #define AXP209_OUTPUT_CTRL_EXTEN	BIT(0)
 #define AXP209_OUTPUT_CTRL_DCDC3	BIT(1)
 #define AXP209_OUTPUT_CTRL_LDO2		BIT(2)