diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ec.c b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
index 06b78e5e33a1..56afe13af592 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
@@ -881,12 +881,20 @@ int __init acpi_ec_ecdt_probe(void)
 		boot_ec->gpe = ecdt_ptr->gpe;
 		boot_ec->handle = ACPI_ROOT_OBJECT;
 	} else {
+		/* This workaround is needed only on some broken machines,
+		 * which require early EC, but fail to provide ECDT */
+		acpi_handle x;
 		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);
 		/* Check that acpi_get_devices actually find something */
 		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status) || !boot_ec->handle)
 			goto error;
+		/* We really need to limit this workaround, the only ASUS,
+		 * which needs it, has fake EC._INI method, so use it as flag.
+		 */
+		if (ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_get_handle(boot_ec->handle, "_INI", &x)))
+			goto error;
 	}
 
 	ret = ec_install_handlers(boot_ec);