if (ACPI_IS_ROOT_DEVICE(device)) {
                        hid = ACPI_SYSTEM_HID;
                        break;
+               } else if (ACPI_IS_ROOT_DEVICE(device->parent)) {
+                       /* \_SB_, the only root-level namespace device */
+                       hid = ACPI_BUS_HID;
+                       strcpy(device->pnp.device_name, ACPI_BUS_DEVICE_NAME);
+                       strcpy(device->pnp.device_class, ACPI_BUS_CLASS);
+                       break;
                }
 
                status = acpi_get_object_info(device->handle, &info);
                break;
        }
 
-       /*
-        * \_SB
-        * ----
-        * Fix for the system root bus device -- the only root-level device.
-        */
-       if (((acpi_handle)device->parent == ACPI_ROOT_OBJECT) &&
-            (device->device_type == ACPI_BUS_TYPE_DEVICE)) {
-               hid = ACPI_BUS_HID;
-               strcpy(device->pnp.device_name, ACPI_BUS_DEVICE_NAME);
-               strcpy(device->pnp.device_class, ACPI_BUS_CLASS);
-       }
-
        if (hid) {
                device->pnp.hardware_id = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(strlen (hid) + 1);
                if (device->pnp.hardware_id) {