diff --git a/drivers/acpi/toshiba_acpi.c b/drivers/acpi/toshiba_acpi.c
index c84997c..bed8e53 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/toshiba_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/toshiba_acpi.c
@@ -529,6 +529,11 @@
 
 	if (acpi_disabled)
 		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (!acpi_specific_hotkey_enabled){
+		printk(MY_INFO "Using generic hotkey driver\n");
+		return -ENODEV;	
+	}
 	/* simple device detection: look for HCI method */
 	if (is_valid_acpi_path(METHOD_HCI_1))
 		method_hci = METHOD_HCI_1;