diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo-ymc.c b/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo-ymc.c
index 41676188b373891f4888e44b3d5274a1ec82b405..f360370d50027875baf241a9048a2866db9ce565 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo-ymc.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo-ymc.c
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ static bool ec_trigger __read_mostly;
 module_param(ec_trigger, bool, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ec_trigger, "Enable EC triggering work-around to force emitting tablet mode events");
 
+static bool force;
+module_param(force, bool, 0444);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(force, "Force loading on boards without a convertible DMI chassis-type");
+
 static const struct dmi_system_id ec_trigger_quirk_dmi_table[] = {
 	{
 		/* Lenovo Yoga 7 14ARB7 */
@@ -35,6 +39,20 @@ static const struct dmi_system_id ec_trigger_quirk_dmi_table[] = {
 	{ }
 };
 
+static const struct dmi_system_id allowed_chasis_types_dmi_table[] = {
+	{
+		.matches = {
+			DMI_EXACT_MATCH(DMI_CHASSIS_TYPE, "31" /* Convertible */),
+		},
+	},
+	{
+		.matches = {
+			DMI_EXACT_MATCH(DMI_CHASSIS_TYPE, "32" /* Detachable */),
+		},
+	},
+	{ }
+};
+
 struct lenovo_ymc_private {
 	struct input_dev *input_dev;
 	struct acpi_device *ec_acpi_dev;
@@ -111,6 +129,13 @@ static int lenovo_ymc_probe(struct wmi_device *wdev, const void *ctx)
 	struct input_dev *input_dev;
 	int err;
 
+	if (!dmi_check_system(allowed_chasis_types_dmi_table)) {
+		if (force)
+			dev_info(&wdev->dev, "Force loading Lenovo YMC support\n");
+		else
+			return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	ec_trigger |= dmi_check_system(ec_trigger_quirk_dmi_table);
 
 	priv = devm_kzalloc(&wdev->dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);