diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/intel-smartconnect.c b/drivers/platform/x86/intel-smartconnect.c
index 8984008..1838400 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/intel-smartconnect.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/intel-smartconnect.c
@@ -25,28 +25,18 @@
 
 static int smartconnect_acpi_init(struct acpi_device *acpi)
 {
-	struct acpi_buffer output = { ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, NULL };
-	union acpi_object *result;
+	unsigned long long value;
 	acpi_status status;
 
-	status = acpi_evaluate_object(acpi->handle, "GAOS", NULL, &output);
+	status = acpi_evaluate_integer(acpi->handle, "GAOS", NULL, &value);
 	if (!ACPI_SUCCESS(status))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	result = output.pointer;
-
-	if (result->type != ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER) {
-		kfree(result);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	if (result->integer.value & 0x1) {
+	if (value & 0x1) {
 		dev_info(&acpi->dev, "Disabling Intel Smart Connect\n");
 		status = acpi_execute_simple_method(acpi->handle, "SAOS", 0);
 	}
 
-	kfree(result);
-
 	return 0;
 }