diff --git a/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c b/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c
index b95159b33c39..eb760a218da4 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c
@@ -551,9 +551,15 @@ static bool dmi_matches(const struct dmi_system_id *dmi)
 		int s = dmi->matches[i].slot;
 		if (s == DMI_NONE)
 			break;
-		if (dmi_ident[s]
-		    && strstr(dmi_ident[s], dmi->matches[i].substr))
-			continue;
+		if (dmi_ident[s]) {
+			if (!dmi->matches[i].exact_match &&
+			    strstr(dmi_ident[s], dmi->matches[i].substr))
+				continue;
+			else if (dmi->matches[i].exact_match &&
+				 !strcmp(dmi_ident[s], dmi->matches[i].substr))
+				continue;
+		}
+
 		/* No match */
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/include/linux/mod_devicetable.h b/include/linux/mod_devicetable.h
index b508016fb76d..b3bd7e737e8b 100644
--- a/include/linux/mod_devicetable.h
+++ b/include/linux/mod_devicetable.h
@@ -456,7 +456,8 @@ enum dmi_field {
 };
 
 struct dmi_strmatch {
-	unsigned char slot;
+	unsigned char slot:7;
+	unsigned char exact_match:1;
 	char substr[79];
 };
 
@@ -474,7 +475,8 @@ struct dmi_system_id {
  */
 #define dmi_device_id dmi_system_id
 
-#define DMI_MATCH(a, b)	{ a, b }
+#define DMI_MATCH(a, b)	{ .slot = a, .substr = b }
+#define DMI_EXACT_MATCH(a, b)	{ .slot = a, .substr = b, .exact_match = 1 }
 
 #define PLATFORM_NAME_SIZE	20
 #define PLATFORM_MODULE_PREFIX	"platform:"