diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
index 3daf349ddc98..05714abf5a87 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
@@ -1264,6 +1264,7 @@ static int __init tpacpi_new_rfkill(const enum tpacpi_rfk_id id,
 	struct tpacpi_rfk *atp_rfk;
 	int res;
 	bool sw_state = false;
+	bool hw_state;
 	int sw_status;
 
 	BUG_ON(id >= TPACPI_RFK_SW_MAX || tpacpi_rfkill_switches[id]);
@@ -1298,7 +1299,8 @@ static int __init tpacpi_new_rfkill(const enum tpacpi_rfk_id id,
 			rfkill_init_sw_state(atp_rfk->rfkill, sw_state);
 		}
 	}
-	rfkill_set_hw_state(atp_rfk->rfkill, tpacpi_rfk_check_hwblock_state());
+	hw_state = tpacpi_rfk_check_hwblock_state();
+	rfkill_set_hw_state(atp_rfk->rfkill, hw_state);
 
 	res = rfkill_register(atp_rfk->rfkill);
 	if (res < 0) {
@@ -1311,6 +1313,9 @@ static int __init tpacpi_new_rfkill(const enum tpacpi_rfk_id id,
 	}
 
 	tpacpi_rfkill_switches[id] = atp_rfk;
+
+	printk(TPACPI_INFO "rfkill switch %s: radio is %sblocked\n",
+		name, (sw_state || hw_state) ? "" : "un");
 	return 0;
 }