diff --git a/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c b/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
index 80cc7c089a15..4a363bed89b3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
@@ -2681,6 +2681,9 @@ static void acpi_nfit_notify(struct acpi_device *adev, u32 event)
 
 	dev_dbg(dev, "%s: event: %d\n", __func__, event);
 
+	if (event != NFIT_NOTIFY_UPDATE)
+		return;
+
 	device_lock(dev);
 	if (!dev->driver) {
 		/* dev->driver may be null if we're being removed */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/nfit/nfit.h b/drivers/acpi/nfit/nfit.h
index e894ded24d99..51d23f130d86 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/nfit/nfit.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/nfit/nfit.h
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ enum {
 	NFIT_ARS_TIMEOUT = 90,
 };
 
+enum nfit_root_notifiers {
+	NFIT_NOTIFY_UPDATE = 0x80,
+};
+
 struct nfit_spa {
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct nd_region *nd_region;