diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dock.c b/drivers/acpi/dock.c
index 5b30b8d91d716126cdd3305d61ee8fd625eea016..afd5db3c75622a79be5a4e87255315ddfd31dfbf 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dock.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dock.c
@@ -855,10 +855,14 @@ find_dock_devices(acpi_handle handle, u32 lvl, void *context, void **rv)
 static ssize_t show_docked(struct device *dev,
 			   struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
+	struct acpi_device *tmp;
+
 	struct dock_station *dock_station = *((struct dock_station **)
 		dev->platform_data);
-	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n", dock_present(dock_station));
 
+	if (ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_bus_get_device(dock_station->handle, &tmp)))
+		return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "1\n");
+	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "0\n");
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR(docked, S_IRUGO, show_docked, NULL);