2 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/misc/thinkpad_acpi.c b/drivers/misc/thinkpad_acpi.c
index fa80f355e522..f6cd34a3dbac 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/thinkpad_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/thinkpad_acpi.c
@@ -4668,12 +4668,15 @@ static int __init thinkpad_acpi_module_init(void)
                 thinkpad_acpi_module_exit();
                 return ret;
         }
+        tp_features.platform_drv_registered = 1;
+
         ret = tpacpi_create_driver_attributes(&tpacpi_pdriver.driver);
         if (ret) {
                 printk(IBM_ERR "unable to create sysfs driver attributes\n");
                 thinkpad_acpi_module_exit();
                 return ret;
         }
+        tp_features.platform_drv_attrs_registered = 1;
 
 
         /* Device initialization */
@@ -4756,8 +4759,11 @@ static void thinkpad_acpi_module_exit(void)
         if (tpacpi_pdev)
                 platform_device_unregister(tpacpi_pdev);
 
-        tpacpi_remove_driver_attributes(&tpacpi_pdriver.driver);
-        platform_driver_unregister(&tpacpi_pdriver);
+        if (tp_features.platform_drv_attrs_registered)
+                tpacpi_remove_driver_attributes(&tpacpi_pdriver.driver);
+
+        if (tp_features.platform_drv_registered)
+                platform_driver_unregister(&tpacpi_pdriver);
 
         if (proc_dir)
                 remove_proc_entry(IBM_PROC_DIR, acpi_root_dir);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/thinkpad_acpi.h b/drivers/misc/thinkpad_acpi.h
index 88af089d6494..eee8809a50d9 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/thinkpad_acpi.h
+++ b/drivers/misc/thinkpad_acpi.h
@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ static struct {
         u16 wan:1;
         u16 fan_ctrl_status_undef:1;
         u16 input_device_registered:1;
+        u16 platform_drv_registered:1;
+        u16 platform_drv_attrs_registered:1;
 } tp_features;
 
 struct thinkpad_id_data {