diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
index ab24ea9ffc9a..6b3b2fe464d2 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
@@ -958,21 +958,13 @@ static int wmi_dev_match(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *driver)
 }
 static int wmi_char_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
-	const char *driver_name = filp->f_path.dentry->d_iname;
-	struct wmi_block *wblock;
-	struct wmi_block *next;
+	/*
+	 * The miscdevice already stores a pointer to itself
+	 * inside filp->private_data
+	 */
+	struct wmi_block *wblock = container_of(filp->private_data, struct wmi_block, char_dev);
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(wblock, next, &wmi_block_list, list) {
-		if (!wblock->dev.dev.driver)
-			continue;
-		if (strcmp(driver_name, wblock->dev.dev.driver->name) == 0) {
-			filp->private_data = wblock;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (!filp->private_data)
-		return -ENODEV;
+	filp->private_data = wblock;
 
 	return nonseekable_open(inode, filp);
 }