1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ec.c b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
index 43749c86861f..3f7935ab0cf5 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
@@ -886,7 +886,8 @@ int __init acpi_ec_ecdt_probe(void)
                 printk(KERN_DEBUG PREFIX "Look up EC in DSDT\n");
                 status = acpi_get_devices(ec_device_ids[0].id, ec_parse_device,
                                                 boot_ec, NULL);
-                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
+                /* Check that acpi_get_devices actually find something */
+                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status) || !boot_ec->handle)
                         goto error;
         }