diff --git a/tp_smapi/Makefile b/tp_smapi/Makefile
index d901264..80da7fb 100644
--- a/tp_smapi/Makefile
+++ b/tp_smapi/Makefile
@@ -82,14 +82,15 @@ endif
 
 # Ugly kludge for kernels that can't report OEM Strings DMI information:
 ifeq ($(shell grep -q DMI_DEV_TYPE_OEM_STRING $(KSRC)/include/linux/dmi.h || echo 1),1)
-ifeq ($(shell sudo /usr/sbin/dmidecode | grep -q dmidecode || echo 1),1)
-$(error Could not run /usr/sbin/dmidecode. Must be root or get sudo password to do that.)
-endif
+#ifeq ($(shell sudo /usr/sbin/dmidecode | grep -q dmidecode || echo 1),1)
+#$(error Could not run /usr/sbin/dmidecode. Must be root or get sudo password to do that.)
+#endif
 GEN_DMI_DECODE_PATCH= \
   cat $(PWD)/diff/dmi-decode-and-save-oem-string-information.patch | \
   { [ -f $(KSRC)/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c ] && cat || \
     perl -pe 's@drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c@arch/i386/kernel/dmi_scan.c@g'; }
-DMI_EC_OEM_STRING:=$(shell sudo /usr/sbin/dmidecode | grep 'IBM ThinkPad Embedded Controller')
+#DMI_EC_OEM_STRING:=$(shell sudo /usr/sbin/dmidecode | grep 'IBM ThinkPad Embedded Controller')
+DMI_EC_OEM_STRING:=IBM ThinkPad Embedded Controller
 dmi_ec_oem_string.h: $(KSRC)/include/linux/dmi.h
 	@echo 'WARNING: Your kernel does not have this patch applied:' >&2
 	@echo '  dmi-decode-and-save-oem-string-information.patch' >&2