1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/sony-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/sony-laptop.c
index 78e6389d2cae..b9499b65c1cd 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/sony-laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/sony-laptop.c
@@ -2139,7 +2139,7 @@ static ssize_t sony_nc_thermal_mode_show(struct device *dev,
                 struct device_attribute *attr, char *buffer)
 {
         ssize_t count = 0;
-        unsigned int mode = sony_nc_thermal_mode_get();
+        int mode = sony_nc_thermal_mode_get();
 
         if (mode < 0)
                 return mode;
@@ -2507,8 +2507,6 @@ static void sony_nc_backlight_ng_read_limits(int handle,
         props->maxlvl = 0xff;
 
         offset = sony_find_snc_handle(handle);
-        if (offset < 0)
-                return;
 
         /* try to read the boundaries from ACPI tables, if we fail the above
          * defaults should be reasonable