diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/sch56xx-common.c b/drivers/hwmon/sch56xx-common.c
index 40cdadad35e5..0172aa16dc0c 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/sch56xx-common.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/sch56xx-common.c
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/dmi.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
@@ -19,7 +21,10 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include "sch56xx-common.h"
 
-/* Insmod parameters */
+static bool ignore_dmi;
+module_param(ignore_dmi, bool, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(ignore_dmi, "Omit DMI check for supported devices (default=0)");
+
 static bool nowayout = WATCHDOG_NOWAYOUT;
 module_param(nowayout, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nowayout, "Watchdog cannot be stopped once started (default="
@@ -518,11 +523,42 @@ static int __init sch56xx_device_add(int address, const char *name)
 	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(sch56xx_pdev);
 }
 
+/* For autoloading only */
+static const struct dmi_system_id sch56xx_dmi_table[] __initconst = {
+	{
+		.matches = {
+			DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "FUJITSU"),
+		},
+	},
+	{ }
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(dmi, sch56xx_dmi_table);
+
 static int __init sch56xx_init(void)
 {
-	int address;
 	const char *name = NULL;
+	int address;
 
+	if (!ignore_dmi) {
+		if (!dmi_check_system(sch56xx_dmi_table))
+			return -ENODEV;
+
+		/*
+		 * Some machines like the Esprimo P720 and Esprimo C700 have
+		 * onboard devices named " Antiope"/" Theseus" instead of
+		 * "Antiope"/"Theseus", so we need to check for both.
+		 */
+		if (!dmi_find_device(DMI_DEV_TYPE_OTHER, "Antiope", NULL) &&
+		    !dmi_find_device(DMI_DEV_TYPE_OTHER, " Antiope", NULL) &&
+		    !dmi_find_device(DMI_DEV_TYPE_OTHER, "Theseus", NULL) &&
+		    !dmi_find_device(DMI_DEV_TYPE_OTHER, " Theseus", NULL))
+			return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Some devices like the Esprimo C700 have both onboard devices,
+	 * so we still have to check manually
+	 */
 	address = sch56xx_find(0x4e, &name);
 	if (address < 0)
 		address = sch56xx_find(0x2e, &name);