diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dock.c b/drivers/acpi/dock.c
index efb959d..39536b8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dock.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dock.c
@@ -231,18 +231,16 @@
 static int is_battery(acpi_handle handle)
 {
 	struct acpi_device_info *info;
-	struct acpi_buffer buffer = {ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, NULL};
 	int ret = 1;
 
-	if (!ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_object_info(handle, &buffer)))
+	if (!ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_object_info(handle, &info)))
 		return 0;
-	info = buffer.pointer;
 	if (!(info->valid & ACPI_VALID_HID))
 		ret = 0;
 	else
-		ret = !strcmp("PNP0C0A", info->hardware_id.value);
+		ret = !strcmp("PNP0C0A", info->hardware_id.string);
 
-	kfree(buffer.pointer);
+	kfree(info);
 	return ret;
 }