diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
index bcbc05107ba8..d2433204a40c 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
@@ -7532,7 +7532,7 @@ MODULE_ALIAS(TPACPI_DRVR_SHORTNAME);
  * if it is not there yet.
  */
 #define IBM_BIOS_MODULE_ALIAS(__type) \
-	MODULE_ALIAS("dmi:bvnIBM:bvr" __type "ET??WW")
+	MODULE_ALIAS("dmi:bvnIBM:bvr" __type "ET??WW*")
 
 /* Non-ancient thinkpads */
 MODULE_ALIAS("dmi:bvnIBM:*:svnIBM:*:pvrThinkPad*:rvnIBM:*");
@@ -7541,9 +7541,9 @@ MODULE_ALIAS("dmi:bvnLENOVO:*:svnLENOVO:*:pvrThinkPad*:rvnLENOVO:*");
 /* Ancient thinkpad BIOSes have to be identified by
  * BIOS type or model number, and there are far less
  * BIOS types than model numbers... */
-IBM_BIOS_MODULE_ALIAS("I[B,D,H,I,M,N,O,T,W,V,Y,Z]");
-IBM_BIOS_MODULE_ALIAS("1[0,3,6,8,A-G,I,K,M-P,S,T]");
-IBM_BIOS_MODULE_ALIAS("K[U,X-Z]");
+IBM_BIOS_MODULE_ALIAS("I[BDHIMNOTWVYZ]");
+IBM_BIOS_MODULE_ALIAS("1[0368A-GIKM-PST]");
+IBM_BIOS_MODULE_ALIAS("K[UX-Z]");
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Borislav Deianov, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION(TPACPI_DESC);