diff --git a/drivers/acpi/bay.c b/drivers/acpi/bay.c
index 56a5b3fffeb3..6daf6088ac88 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/bay.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/bay.c
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ static void bay_notify(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *data)
 	char *envp[] = { event_string, NULL };
 
 	bay_dprintk(handle, "Bay event");
-	sprintf(event_string, "BAY_EVENT=%d\n", event);
+	sprintf(event_string, "BAY_EVENT=%d", event);
 	kobject_uevent_env(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE, envp);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dock.c b/drivers/acpi/dock.c
index 6192c8be66df..1dabdf4c07b3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dock.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dock.c
@@ -336,13 +336,13 @@ static void hotplug_dock_devices(struct dock_station *ds, u32 event)
 static void dock_event(struct dock_station *ds, u32 event, int num)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &dock_device->dev;
-	char event_string[7];
+	char event_string[13];
 	char *envp[] = { event_string, NULL };
 
 	if (num == UNDOCK_EVENT)
-		sprintf(event_string, "UNDOCK");
+		sprintf(event_string, "EVENT=undock");
 	else
-		sprintf(event_string, "DOCK");
+		sprintf(event_string, "EVENT=dock");
 
 	/*
 	 * Indicate that the status of the dock station has