diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/applesmc.c b/drivers/hwmon/applesmc.c
index 62c2e32e25ef6823290380074d50829af30e5751..98814d12a6040e00a9a56d80686d9392c78b3765 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/applesmc.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/applesmc.c
@@ -525,16 +525,25 @@ static int applesmc_init_smcreg_try(void)
 {
 	struct applesmc_registers *s = &smcreg;
 	bool left_light_sensor, right_light_sensor;
+	unsigned int count;
 	u8 tmp[1];
 	int ret;
 
 	if (s->init_complete)
 		return 0;
 
-	ret = read_register_count(&s->key_count);
+	ret = read_register_count(&count);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	if (s->cache && s->key_count != count) {
+		pr_warn("key count changed from %d to %d\n",
+			s->key_count, count);
+		kfree(s->cache);
+		s->cache = NULL;
+	}
+	s->key_count = count;
+
 	if (!s->cache)
 		s->cache = kcalloc(s->key_count, sizeof(*s->cache), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!s->cache)