diff --git a/drivers/acpi/battery.c b/drivers/acpi/battery.c
index 52df9947dbb2538d2caffa79410828736088a8ed..db78b6e0ea6a14f83ff94bbb17e7b4c340987d85 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/battery.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/battery.c
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ static void acpi_battery_notify(struct acpi_device *device, u32 event)
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_SYSFS_POWER
 	/* acpi_battery_update could remove power_supply object */
 	if (battery->bat.dev)
-		kobject_uevent(&battery->bat.dev->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
+		power_supply_changed(&battery->bat);
 #endif
 }