diff --git a/drivers/misc/thinkpad_acpi.c b/drivers/misc/thinkpad_acpi.c
index 0222bbaf7b76f371c9816125da06c101cac89cd5..8aa0f9694b87cc0b32c5570db8226c12ac14ac09 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/thinkpad_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/thinkpad_acpi.c
@@ -1149,9 +1149,11 @@ static void tpacpi_input_send_radiosw(void)
 {
 	int wlsw;
 
-	if (tp_features.hotkey_wlsw && !hotkey_get_wlsw(&wlsw))
+	if (tp_features.hotkey_wlsw && !hotkey_get_wlsw(&wlsw)) {
 		input_report_switch(tpacpi_inputdev,
 				    SW_RADIO, !!wlsw);
+		input_sync(tpacpi_inputdev);
+	}
 }
 
 static void hotkey_notify(struct ibm_struct *ibm, u32 event)