diff --git a/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_lpc.c b/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_lpc.c
index 3682e1539251..31c8b8c49e45 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_lpc.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_lpc.c
@@ -435,7 +435,13 @@ static int __init cros_ec_lpc_init(void)
 	int ret;
 	acpi_status status;
 
-	if (!dmi_check_system(cros_ec_lpc_dmi_table)) {
+	status = acpi_get_devices(ACPI_DRV_NAME, cros_ec_lpc_parse_device,
+				  &cros_ec_lpc_acpi_device_found, NULL);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
+		pr_warn(DRV_NAME ": Looking for %s failed\n", ACPI_DRV_NAME);
+
+	if (!cros_ec_lpc_acpi_device_found &&
+	    !dmi_check_system(cros_ec_lpc_dmi_table)) {
 		pr_err(DRV_NAME ": unsupported system.\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
@@ -450,11 +456,6 @@ static int __init cros_ec_lpc_init(void)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	status = acpi_get_devices(ACPI_DRV_NAME, cros_ec_lpc_parse_device,
-				  &cros_ec_lpc_acpi_device_found, NULL);
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
-		pr_warn(DRV_NAME ": Looking for %s failed\n", ACPI_DRV_NAME);
-
 	if (!cros_ec_lpc_acpi_device_found) {
 		/* Register the device, and it'll get hooked up automatically */
 		ret = platform_device_register(&cros_ec_lpc_device);