diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel-vbtn.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel-vbtn.c
index 852cb07c3dfd..8a8017f9ca91 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel-vbtn.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel-vbtn.c
@@ -189,14 +189,6 @@ static void notify_handler(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *context)
 	sparse_keymap_report_event(input_dev, event, val, autorelease);
 }
 
-static bool intel_vbtn_has_buttons(acpi_handle handle)
-{
-	acpi_status status;
-
-	status = acpi_evaluate_object(handle, "VBDL", NULL, NULL);
-	return ACPI_SUCCESS(status);
-}
-
 /*
  * There are several laptops (non 2-in-1) models out there which support VGBS,
  * but simply always return 0, which we translate to SW_TABLET_MODE=1. This in
@@ -271,7 +263,7 @@ static int intel_vbtn_probe(struct platform_device *device)
 	acpi_status status;
 	int err;
 
-	has_buttons = intel_vbtn_has_buttons(handle);
+	has_buttons = acpi_has_method(handle, "VBDL");
 	has_switches = intel_vbtn_has_switches(handle);
 
 	if (!has_buttons && !has_switches) {
@@ -300,6 +292,12 @@ static int intel_vbtn_probe(struct platform_device *device)
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
+	if (has_buttons) {
+		status = acpi_evaluate_object(handle, "VBDL", NULL, NULL);
+		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
+			dev_err(&device->dev, "Error VBDL failed with ACPI status %d\n", status);
+	}
+
 	device_init_wakeup(&device->dev, true);
 	/*
 	 * In order for system wakeup to work, the EC GPE has to be marked as