diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 0b3de80ec8f6..c48f387109e8 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -312,6 +312,8 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
 			acpi_osi=!*		# remove all strings
 			acpi_osi=!		# disable all built-in OS vendor
 						  strings
+			acpi_osi=!!		# enable all built-in OS vendor
+						  strings
 			acpi_osi=		# disable all strings
 
 			'acpi_osi=!' can be used in combination with single or
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/osl.c b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
index 9f59dd1a0af7..f801b59f2a94 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/osl.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
@@ -1763,6 +1763,9 @@ void __init acpi_osi_setup(char *str)
 				osi->enable = false;
 			}
 			return;
+		} else if (*str == '!') {
+			osi_config.default_disabling = 0;
+			return;
 		}
 		enable = false;
 	}