diff --git a/drivers/acpi/nfit.c b/drivers/acpi/nfit.c
index ac6ddcc080d4..1f0e06065ae6 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/nfit.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/nfit.c
@@ -1131,11 +1131,11 @@ static int acpi_nfit_add_dimm(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc,
 
 	/*
 	 * Until standardization materializes we need to consider up to 3
-	 * different command sets.  Note, that checking for zero functions
-	 * tells us if any commands might be reachable through this uuid.
+	 * different command sets.  Note, that checking for function0 (bit0)
+	 * tells us if any commands are reachable through this uuid.
 	 */
 	for (i = NVDIMM_FAMILY_INTEL; i <= NVDIMM_FAMILY_HPE2; i++)
-		if (acpi_check_dsm(adev_dimm->handle, to_nfit_uuid(i), 1, 0))
+		if (acpi_check_dsm(adev_dimm->handle, to_nfit_uuid(i), 1, 1))
 			break;
 
 	/* limit the supported commands to those that are publicly documented */
@@ -1151,9 +1151,10 @@ static int acpi_nfit_add_dimm(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc,
 		if (disable_vendor_specific)
 			dsm_mask &= ~(1 << 8);
 	} else {
-		dev_err(dev, "unknown dimm command family\n");
+		dev_dbg(dev, "unknown dimm command family\n");
 		nfit_mem->family = -1;
-		return force_enable_dimms ? 0 : -ENODEV;
+		/* DSMs are optional, continue loading the driver... */
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	uuid = to_nfit_uuid(nfit_mem->family);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utils.c b/drivers/acpi/utils.c
index b4de130f2d57..22c09952e177 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utils.c
@@ -680,6 +680,9 @@ bool acpi_check_dsm(acpi_handle handle, const u8 *uuid, u64 rev, u64 funcs)
 	u64 mask = 0;
 	union acpi_object *obj;
 
+	if (funcs == 0)
+		return false;
+
 	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(handle, uuid, rev, 0, NULL);
 	if (!obj)
 		return false;
@@ -692,9 +695,6 @@ bool acpi_check_dsm(acpi_handle handle, const u8 *uuid, u64 rev, u64 funcs)
 			mask |= (((u64)obj->buffer.pointer[i]) << (i * 8));
 	ACPI_FREE(obj);
 
-	if (funcs == 0)
-		return true;
-
 	/*
 	 * Bit 0 indicates whether there's support for any functions other than
 	 * function 0 for the specified UUID and revision.