diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
index 2c4cac576a7e3692f132758fde83b5d13aaf8759..e9227ea2cb2f5001b0f43789797740e49109187d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -1100,6 +1100,12 @@ static void acpi_device_set_id(struct acpi_device *device)
 		if (ACPI_IS_ROOT_DEVICE(device)) {
 			hid = ACPI_SYSTEM_HID;
 			break;
+		} else if (ACPI_IS_ROOT_DEVICE(device->parent)) {
+			/* \_SB_, the only root-level namespace device */
+			hid = ACPI_BUS_HID;
+			strcpy(device->pnp.device_name, ACPI_BUS_DEVICE_NAME);
+			strcpy(device->pnp.device_class, ACPI_BUS_CLASS);
+			break;
 		}
 
 		status = acpi_get_object_info(device->handle, &info);
@@ -1149,18 +1155,6 @@ static void acpi_device_set_id(struct acpi_device *device)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * \_SB
-	 * ----
-	 * Fix for the system root bus device -- the only root-level device.
-	 */
-	if (((acpi_handle)device->parent == ACPI_ROOT_OBJECT) &&
-	     (device->device_type == ACPI_BUS_TYPE_DEVICE)) {
-		hid = ACPI_BUS_HID;
-		strcpy(device->pnp.device_name, ACPI_BUS_DEVICE_NAME);
-		strcpy(device->pnp.device_class, ACPI_BUS_CLASS);
-	}
-
 	if (hid) {
 		device->pnp.hardware_id = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(strlen (hid) + 1);
 		if (device->pnp.hardware_id) {