diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.c b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.c
index ffc174638aa4f9def4e74e14163e4ba7af3ac8a2..12a3eb1539115f93bf6d7523fdd78e9f2af3e4de 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-smbios.c
@@ -172,8 +172,15 @@ static void __init find_tokens(const struct dmi_header *dm, void *dummy)
 
 static int __init dell_smbios_init(void)
 {
+	const struct dmi_device *valid;
 	int ret;
 
+	valid = dmi_find_device(DMI_DEV_TYPE_OEM_STRING, "Dell System", NULL);
+	if (!valid) {
+		pr_err("Unable to run on non-Dell system\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	dmi_walk(find_tokens, NULL);
 
 	if (!da_tokens)  {