diff --git a/drivers/firmware/dmi-sysfs.c b/drivers/firmware/dmi-sysfs.c
index d5de6ee8466d51532d041ae5ff9b07dfd2d03ca5..ecf2eeb5f6f95d94627ab956e39ae95a986a63e7 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/dmi-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/dmi-sysfs.c
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ static int __init dmi_sysfs_init(void)
 	int val;
 
 	if (!dmi_kobj) {
-		pr_err("dmi-sysfs: dmi entry is absent.\n");
+		pr_debug("dmi-sysfs: dmi entry is absent.\n");
 		error = -ENODATA;
 		goto err;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c b/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c
index a7072e7880eec55940fc9561d75a697100224588..e763e148433115328930debe838a8c2c20da430e 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c
@@ -704,10 +704,8 @@ static int __init dmi_init(void)
 	u8 *dmi_table;
 	int ret = -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (!dmi_available) {
-		ret = -ENODATA;
-		goto err;
-	}
+	if (!dmi_available)
+		return 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * Set up dmi directory at /sys/firmware/dmi. This entry should stay