diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-wmi.c
index 9f345dc2d1b156f00fb8ca948a4a1dcaf7d37368..0f900cc9fa7a5131283c14b2aae8e11d7667b949 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-wmi.c
@@ -176,9 +176,9 @@ static void dell_wmi_notify(u32 value, void *context)
 			input_sync(dell_wmi_input_dev);
 			input_report_key(dell_wmi_input_dev, key->keycode, 0);
 			input_sync(dell_wmi_input_dev);
-		} else
+		} else if (buffer[1] & 0xFFFF)
 			printk(KERN_INFO "dell-wmi: Unknown key %x pressed\n",
-			       buffer[1]);
+			       buffer[1] & 0xFFFF);
 	}
 }