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