return 0;
 }
 
-/* Extract output string from WMI return buffer */
-static int tlmi_extract_output_string(const struct acpi_buffer *output,
-                                     char **string)
+/* Extract output string from WMI return value */
+static int tlmi_extract_output_string(union acpi_object *obj, char **string)
 {
-       const union acpi_object *obj;
        char *s;
 
-       obj = output->pointer;
-       if (!obj)
-               return -ENOMEM;
        if (obj->type != ACPI_TYPE_STRING || !obj->string.pointer)
                return -EIO;
 
 static int tlmi_setting(int item, char **value, const char *guid_string)
 {
        struct acpi_buffer output = { ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, NULL };
+       union acpi_object *obj;
        acpi_status status;
        int ret;
 
        status = wmi_query_block(guid_string, item, &output);
-       if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-               kfree(output.pointer);
+       if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
                return -EIO;
-       }
 
-       ret = tlmi_extract_output_string(&output, value);
-       kfree(output.pointer);
+       obj = output.pointer;
+       if (!obj)
+               return -ENODATA;
+
+       ret = tlmi_extract_output_string(obj, value);
+       kfree(obj);
+
        return ret;
 }
 
 {
        const struct acpi_buffer input = { strlen(item), (char *)item };
        struct acpi_buffer output = { ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, NULL };
+       union acpi_object *obj;
        acpi_status status;
        int ret;
 
        status = wmi_evaluate_method(LENOVO_GET_BIOS_SELECTIONS_GUID,
                                     0, 0, &input, &output);
-
-       if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-               kfree(output.pointer);
+       if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
                return -EIO;
-       }
 
-       ret = tlmi_extract_output_string(&output, value);
-       kfree(output.pointer);
+       obj = output.pointer;
+       if (!obj)
+               return -ENODATA;
+
+       ret = tlmi_extract_output_string(obj, value);
+       kfree(obj);
+
        return ret;
 }