diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
index 189cbc2585fa..95c90ff5b9a3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -1080,12 +1080,6 @@ static void acpi_device_set_id(struct acpi_device *device)
 		if (ACPI_IS_ROOT_DEVICE(device)) {
 			acpi_add_id(device, ACPI_SYSTEM_HID);
 			break;
-		} else if (ACPI_IS_ROOT_DEVICE(device->parent)) {
-			/* \_SB_, the only root-level namespace device */
-			acpi_add_id(device, 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);
@@ -1120,6 +1114,12 @@ static void acpi_device_set_id(struct acpi_device *device)
 			acpi_add_id(device, ACPI_DOCK_HID);
 		else if (!acpi_ibm_smbus_match(device))
 			acpi_add_id(device, ACPI_SMBUS_IBM_HID);
+		else if (!acpi_device_hid(device) &&
+			 ACPI_IS_ROOT_DEVICE(device->parent)) {
+			acpi_add_id(device, ACPI_BUS_HID); /* \_SB, LNXSYBUS */
+			strcpy(device->pnp.device_name, ACPI_BUS_DEVICE_NAME);
+			strcpy(device->pnp.device_class, ACPI_BUS_CLASS);
+		}
 
 		break;
 	case ACPI_BUS_TYPE_POWER: