diff --git a/drivers/power/sbs-battery.c b/drivers/power/sbs-battery.c
index a5b6849d4123b51b60d2431bbcd72cc9f13c86f4..a65e8f54157efe4fe046367e6a28d10fefe0c141 100644
--- a/drivers/power/sbs-battery.c
+++ b/drivers/power/sbs-battery.c
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ static int sbs_get_property(struct power_supply *psy,
 
 	case POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_TECHNOLOGY:
 		val->intval = POWER_SUPPLY_TECHNOLOGY_LION;
-		break;
+		goto done; /* don't trigger power_supply_changed()! */
 
 	case POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_ENERGY_NOW:
 	case POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_ENERGY_FULL: