diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
index 8180d7789f5662..e6cb4a14cdd470 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
@@ -8880,24 +8880,27 @@ static int __init fan_init(struct ibm_init_struct *iibm)
 			fan_status_access_mode = TPACPI_FAN_RD_TPEC;
 			if (quirks & TPACPI_FAN_Q1)
 				fan_quirk1_setup();
-			if (quirks & TPACPI_FAN_2FAN) {
-				tp_features.second_fan = 1;
-				pr_info("secondary fan support enabled\n");
-			}
-			if (quirks & TPACPI_FAN_2CTL) {
-				tp_features.second_fan = 1;
-				tp_features.second_fan_ctl = 1;
-				pr_info("secondary fan control enabled\n");
-			}
 			/* Try and probe the 2nd fan */
+			tp_features.second_fan = 1; /* needed for get_speed to work */
 			res = fan2_get_speed(&speed);
 			if (res >= 0) {
 				/* It responded - so let's assume it's there */
 				tp_features.second_fan = 1;
 				tp_features.second_fan_ctl = 1;
 				pr_info("secondary fan control detected & enabled\n");
+			} else {
+				/* Fan not auto-detected */
+				tp_features.second_fan = 0;
+				if (quirks & TPACPI_FAN_2FAN) {
+					tp_features.second_fan = 1;
+					pr_info("secondary fan support enabled\n");
+				}
+				if (quirks & TPACPI_FAN_2CTL) {
+					tp_features.second_fan = 1;
+					tp_features.second_fan_ctl = 1;
+					pr_info("secondary fan control enabled\n");
+				}
 			}
-
 		} else {
 			pr_err("ThinkPad ACPI EC access misbehaving, fan status and control unavailable\n");
 			return -ENODEV;