#define HPWMI_EVENT_GUID "95F24279-4D7B-4334-9387-ACCDC67EF61C"
 #define HPWMI_BIOS_GUID "5FB7F034-2C63-45e9-BE91-3D44E2C707E4"
 #define HP_OMEN_EC_THERMAL_PROFILE_OFFSET 0x95
+#define zero_if_sup(tmp) (zero_insize_support?0:sizeof(tmp)) // use when zero insize is required
 
 /* DMI board names of devices that should use the omen specific path for
  * thermal profiles.
 static struct platform_device *hp_wmi_platform_dev;
 static struct platform_profile_handler platform_profile_handler;
 static bool platform_profile_support;
+static bool zero_insize_support;
 
 static struct rfkill *wifi_rfkill;
 static struct rfkill *bluetooth_rfkill;
        int val = 0, ret;
 
        ret = hp_wmi_perform_query(query, HPWMI_READ, &val,
-                                  0, sizeof(val));
+                                  zero_if_sup(val), sizeof(val));
 
        if (ret)
                return ret < 0 ? ret : -EINVAL;
                return -ENODEV;
 
        ret = hp_wmi_perform_query(HPWMI_SYSTEM_DEVICE_MODE, HPWMI_READ,
-                                  system_device_mode, 0, sizeof(system_device_mode));
+                                  system_device_mode, zero_if_sup(system_device_mode),
+                                  sizeof(system_device_mode));
        if (ret < 0)
                return ret;
 
        int val = 0, ret;
 
        ret = hp_wmi_perform_query(HPWMI_FAN_SPEED_MAX_GET_QUERY, HPWMI_GM,
-                                  &val, 0, sizeof(val));
+                                  &val, zero_if_sup(val), sizeof(val));
 
        if (ret)
                return ret < 0 ? ret : -EINVAL;
 {
        int state = 0;
        int ret = hp_wmi_perform_query(HPWMI_FEATURE_QUERY, HPWMI_READ, &state,
-                                      0, sizeof(state));
+                                      zero_if_sup(state), sizeof(state));
        if (!ret)
                return 1;
 
 {
        u8 state[128];
        int ret = hp_wmi_perform_query(HPWMI_FEATURE2_QUERY, HPWMI_READ, &state,
-                                      0, sizeof(state));
+                                      zero_if_sup(state), sizeof(state));
        if (!ret)
                return 1;
 
        int err, i;
 
        err = hp_wmi_perform_query(HPWMI_WIRELESS2_QUERY, HPWMI_READ, &state,
-                                  0, sizeof(state));
+                                  zero_if_sup(state), sizeof(state));
        if (err)
                return err;
 
        int err, i;
 
        err = hp_wmi_perform_query(HPWMI_WIRELESS2_QUERY, HPWMI_READ, &state,
-                                  0, sizeof(state));
+                                  zero_if_sup(state), sizeof(state));
        if (err)
                return err < 0 ? err : -EINVAL;
 
 {
        int event_capable = wmi_has_guid(HPWMI_EVENT_GUID);
        int bios_capable = wmi_has_guid(HPWMI_BIOS_GUID);
-       int err;
+       int err, tmp = 0;
 
        if (!bios_capable && !event_capable)
                return -ENODEV;
 
+       if (hp_wmi_perform_query(HPWMI_HARDWARE_QUERY, HPWMI_READ, &tmp,
+                                sizeof(tmp), sizeof(tmp)) == HPWMI_RET_INVALID_PARAMETERS)
+               zero_insize_support = true;
+
        if (event_capable) {
                err = hp_wmi_input_setup();
                if (err)