diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
index 02aba274c4bc..58a23a9adbef 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
@@ -1331,10 +1331,12 @@ static void acpi_wmi_notify_handler(acpi_handle handle, u32 event,
 		struct acpi_buffer evdata = { ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, NULL };
 		acpi_status status;
 
-		status = get_event_data(wblock, &evdata);
-		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-			dev_warn(&wblock->dev.dev, "failed to get event data\n");
-			return;
+		if (!driver->no_notify_data) {
+			status = get_event_data(wblock, &evdata);
+			if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+				dev_warn(&wblock->dev.dev, "failed to get event data\n");
+				return;
+			}
 		}
 
 		if (driver->notify)
diff --git a/include/linux/wmi.h b/include/linux/wmi.h
index 2cb3913c1f50..b88d7b58e61e 100644
--- a/include/linux/wmi.h
+++ b/include/linux/wmi.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ extern int set_required_buffer_size(struct wmi_device *wdev, u64 length);
 struct wmi_driver {
 	struct device_driver driver;
 	const struct wmi_device_id *id_table;
+	bool no_notify_data;
 
 	int (*probe)(struct wmi_device *wdev, const void *context);
 	void (*remove)(struct wmi_device *wdev);