diff --git a/drivers/misc/thinkpad_acpi.c b/drivers/misc/thinkpad_acpi.c
index bb269d0c677edbc4cadd268dc634e90b6120a80e..6cb781262f947611a20916bf6b996c9ff3e713cb 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/thinkpad_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/thinkpad_acpi.c
@@ -1078,7 +1078,8 @@ static int hotkey_get_tablet_mode(int *status)
 	if (!acpi_evalf(hkey_handle, &s, "MHKG", "d"))
 		return -EIO;
 
-	return ((s & TP_HOTKEY_TABLET_MASK) != 0);
+	*status = ((s & TP_HOTKEY_TABLET_MASK) != 0);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*