diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/hp-wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/hp-wmi.c
index af2046c87806..056a671165d1 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/hp-wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/hp-wmi.c
@@ -573,10 +573,12 @@ static void hp_wmi_notify(u32 value, void *context)
 
 	switch (event_id) {
 	case HPWMI_DOCK_EVENT:
-		input_report_switch(hp_wmi_input_dev, SW_DOCK,
-				    hp_wmi_dock_state());
-		input_report_switch(hp_wmi_input_dev, SW_TABLET_MODE,
-				    hp_wmi_tablet_state());
+		if (test_bit(SW_DOCK, hp_wmi_input_dev->swbit))
+			input_report_switch(hp_wmi_input_dev, SW_DOCK,
+					    hp_wmi_dock_state());
+		if (test_bit(SW_TABLET_MODE, hp_wmi_input_dev->swbit))
+			input_report_switch(hp_wmi_input_dev, SW_TABLET_MODE,
+					    hp_wmi_tablet_state());
 		input_sync(hp_wmi_input_dev);
 		break;
 	case HPWMI_PARK_HDD:
@@ -649,6 +651,7 @@ static int __init hp_wmi_input_setup(void)
 {
 	acpi_status status;
 	int err;
+	int val;
 
 	hp_wmi_input_dev = input_allocate_device();
 	if (!hp_wmi_input_dev)
@@ -659,17 +662,26 @@ static int __init hp_wmi_input_setup(void)
 	hp_wmi_input_dev->id.bustype = BUS_HOST;
 
 	__set_bit(EV_SW, hp_wmi_input_dev->evbit);
-	__set_bit(SW_DOCK, hp_wmi_input_dev->swbit);
-	__set_bit(SW_TABLET_MODE, hp_wmi_input_dev->swbit);
+
+	/* Dock */
+	val = hp_wmi_dock_state();
+	if (!(val < 0)) {
+		__set_bit(SW_DOCK, hp_wmi_input_dev->swbit);
+		input_report_switch(hp_wmi_input_dev, SW_DOCK, val);
+	}
+
+	/* Tablet mode */
+	val = hp_wmi_tablet_state();
+	if (!(val < 0)) {
+		__set_bit(SW_TABLET_MODE, hp_wmi_input_dev->swbit);
+		input_report_switch(hp_wmi_input_dev, SW_TABLET_MODE, val);
+	}
 
 	err = sparse_keymap_setup(hp_wmi_input_dev, hp_wmi_keymap, NULL);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_free_dev;
 
 	/* Set initial hardware state */
-	input_report_switch(hp_wmi_input_dev, SW_DOCK, hp_wmi_dock_state());
-	input_report_switch(hp_wmi_input_dev, SW_TABLET_MODE,
-			    hp_wmi_tablet_state());
 	input_sync(hp_wmi_input_dev);
 
 	if (!hp_wmi_bios_2009_later() && hp_wmi_bios_2008_later())
@@ -982,10 +994,12 @@ static int hp_wmi_resume_handler(struct device *device)
 	 * changed.
 	 */
 	if (hp_wmi_input_dev) {
-		input_report_switch(hp_wmi_input_dev, SW_DOCK,
-				    hp_wmi_dock_state());
-		input_report_switch(hp_wmi_input_dev, SW_TABLET_MODE,
-				    hp_wmi_tablet_state());
+		if (test_bit(SW_DOCK, hp_wmi_input_dev->swbit))
+			input_report_switch(hp_wmi_input_dev, SW_DOCK,
+					    hp_wmi_dock_state());
+		if (test_bit(SW_TABLET_MODE, hp_wmi_input_dev->swbit))
+			input_report_switch(hp_wmi_input_dev, SW_TABLET_MODE,
+					    hp_wmi_tablet_state());
 		input_sync(hp_wmi_input_dev);
 	}