1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/blacklist.c b/drivers/acpi/blacklist.c
index f6baa77deefb..0c4ca4d318b3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/blacklist.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/blacklist.c
@@ -78,9 +78,10 @@ static struct acpi_blacklist_item acpi_blacklist[] __initdata = {
 
 static int __init blacklist_by_year(void)
 {
-        int year = dmi_get_year(DMI_BIOS_DATE);
+        int year;
+
         /* Doesn't exist? Likely an old system */
-        if (year == -1) {
+        if (!dmi_get_date(DMI_BIOS_DATE, &year, NULL, NULL)) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "no DMI BIOS year, "
                         "acpi=force is required to enable ACPI\n" );
                 return 1;