diff --git a/drivers/acpi/glue.c b/drivers/acpi/glue.c
index eb709e7c9ffd..fb19e1cdb641 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/glue.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/glue.c
@@ -98,7 +98,15 @@ static int find_child_checks(struct acpi_device *adev, bool check_children)
 	if (check_children && list_empty(&adev->children))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	return sta_present ? FIND_CHILD_MAX_SCORE : FIND_CHILD_MIN_SCORE;
+	/*
+	 * If the device has a _HID (or _CID) returning a valid ACPI/PNP
+	 * device ID, it is better to make it look less attractive here, so that
+	 * the other device with the same _ADR value (that may not have a valid
+	 * device ID) can be matched going forward.  [This means a second spec
+	 * violation in a row, so whatever we do here is best effort anyway.]
+	 */
+	return sta_present && list_empty(&adev->pnp.ids) ?
+			FIND_CHILD_MAX_SCORE : FIND_CHILD_MIN_SCORE;
 }
 
 struct acpi_device *acpi_find_child_device(struct acpi_device *parent,