diff --git a/drivers/acpi/sbs.c b/drivers/acpi/sbs.c
index 295b59271189..96c5e27967f4 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/sbs.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/sbs.c
@@ -441,9 +441,13 @@ static int acpi_ac_get_present(struct acpi_sbs *sbs)
 
 	/*
 	 * The spec requires that bit 4 always be 1. If it's not set, assume
-	 * that the implementation doesn't support an SBS charger
+	 * that the implementation doesn't support an SBS charger.
+	 *
+	 * And on some MacBooks a status of 0xffff is always returned, no
+	 * matter whether the charger is plugged in or not, which is also
+	 * wrong, so ignore the SBS charger for those too.
 	 */
-	if (!((status >> 4) & 0x1))
+	if (!((status >> 4) & 0x1) || status == 0xffff)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	sbs->charger_present = (status >> 15) & 0x1;