diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
index 1f27b350ae01..a768a69d58d2 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
@@ -1888,36 +1888,9 @@ static bool __init tpacpi_is_fw_known(void)
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 /*************************************************************************
- * thinkpad-acpi init subdriver
+ * thinkpad-acpi metadata subdriver
  */
 
-static int __init thinkpad_acpi_driver_init(struct ibm_init_struct *iibm)
-{
-	printk(TPACPI_INFO "%s v%s\n", TPACPI_DESC, TPACPI_VERSION);
-	printk(TPACPI_INFO "%s\n", TPACPI_URL);
-
-	printk(TPACPI_INFO "ThinkPad BIOS %s, EC %s\n",
-		(thinkpad_id.bios_version_str) ?
-			thinkpad_id.bios_version_str : "unknown",
-		(thinkpad_id.ec_version_str) ?
-			thinkpad_id.ec_version_str : "unknown");
-
-	BUG_ON(!thinkpad_id.vendor);
-
-	if (thinkpad_id.model_str)
-		printk(TPACPI_INFO "%s %s, model %s\n",
-			(thinkpad_id.vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_IBM) ?
-				"IBM" : ((thinkpad_id.vendor ==
-						PCI_VENDOR_ID_LENOVO) ?
-					"Lenovo" : "Unknown vendor"),
-			thinkpad_id.model_str,
-			(thinkpad_id.nummodel_str) ?
-				thinkpad_id.nummodel_str : "unknown");
-
-	tpacpi_check_outdated_fw();
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int thinkpad_acpi_driver_read(struct seq_file *m)
 {
 	seq_printf(m, "driver:\t\t%s\n", TPACPI_DESC);
@@ -8753,12 +8726,34 @@ static int __init probe_for_thinkpad(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void __init thinkpad_acpi_init_banner(void)
+{
+	printk(TPACPI_INFO "%s v%s\n", TPACPI_DESC, TPACPI_VERSION);
+	printk(TPACPI_INFO "%s\n", TPACPI_URL);
+
+	printk(TPACPI_INFO "ThinkPad BIOS %s, EC %s\n",
+		(thinkpad_id.bios_version_str) ?
+			thinkpad_id.bios_version_str : "unknown",
+		(thinkpad_id.ec_version_str) ?
+			thinkpad_id.ec_version_str : "unknown");
+
+	BUG_ON(!thinkpad_id.vendor);
+
+	if (thinkpad_id.model_str)
+		printk(TPACPI_INFO "%s %s, model %s\n",
+			(thinkpad_id.vendor == PCI_VENDOR_ID_IBM) ?
+				"IBM" : ((thinkpad_id.vendor ==
+						PCI_VENDOR_ID_LENOVO) ?
+					"Lenovo" : "Unknown vendor"),
+			thinkpad_id.model_str,
+			(thinkpad_id.nummodel_str) ?
+				thinkpad_id.nummodel_str : "unknown");
+}
 
 /* Module init, exit, parameters */
 
 static struct ibm_init_struct ibms_init[] __initdata = {
 	{
-		.init = thinkpad_acpi_driver_init,
 		.data = &thinkpad_acpi_driver_data,
 	},
 	{
@@ -9028,6 +9023,9 @@ static int __init thinkpad_acpi_module_init(void)
 
 	/* Driver initialization */
 
+	thinkpad_acpi_init_banner();
+	tpacpi_check_outdated_fw();
+
 	TPACPI_ACPIHANDLE_INIT(ecrd);
 	TPACPI_ACPIHANDLE_INIT(ecwr);