diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/hp-wmi-sensors.c b/drivers/hwmon/hp-wmi-sensors.c
index 55aee16df57d..cfa0d6ad0fb3 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/hp-wmi-sensors.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/hp-wmi-sensors.c
@@ -526,14 +526,12 @@ static int check_wobj(const union acpi_object *wobj,
 	for (prop = 0; prop <= last_prop; prop++) {
 		type = elements[prop].type;
 		valid_type = property_map[prop];
-		if (type != valid_type) {
-			if (type == ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER &&
-			    valid_type == ACPI_TYPE_STRING &&
-			    is_raw_wmi_string(elements[prop].buffer.pointer,
-					      elements[prop].buffer.length))
-				continue;
+		if (type == ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER &&
+		    is_raw_wmi_string(elements[prop].buffer.pointer,
+				      elements[prop].buffer.length))
+			type = ACPI_TYPE_STRING;
+		if (type != valid_type)
 			return -EINVAL;
-		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -579,6 +577,7 @@ static int check_numeric_sensor_wobj(const union acpi_object *wobj,
 	int prop = HP_WMI_PROPERTY_NAME;
 	acpi_object_type valid_type;
 	union acpi_object *elements;
+	union acpi_object *element;
 	u32 elem_count;
 	int last_prop;
 	bool is_new;
@@ -602,13 +601,20 @@ static int check_numeric_sensor_wobj(const union acpi_object *wobj,
 	    elem_count > HP_WMI_MAX_PROPERTIES)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	type = elements[HP_WMI_PROPERTY_SIZE].type;
+	element = &elements[HP_WMI_PROPERTY_SIZE];
+	type = element->type;
 	switch (type) {
 	case ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER:
 		is_new = true;
 		last_prop = HP_WMI_PROPERTY_RATE_UNITS;
 		break;
 
+	case ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER:
+		if (!is_raw_wmi_string(element->buffer.pointer,
+				       element->buffer.length))
+			return -EINVAL;
+		fallthrough;
+
 	case ACPI_TYPE_STRING:
 		is_new = false;
 		last_prop = HP_WMI_PROPERTY_CURRENT_READING;
@@ -631,6 +637,10 @@ static int check_numeric_sensor_wobj(const union acpi_object *wobj,
 	for (i = 0; i < elem_count && prop <= last_prop; i++, prop++) {
 		type = elements[i].type;
 		valid_type = hp_wmi_property_map[prop];
+		if (type == ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER &&
+		    is_raw_wmi_string(elements[i].buffer.pointer,
+				      elements[i].buffer.length))
+			type = ACPI_TYPE_STRING;
 		if (type != valid_type)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -651,6 +661,10 @@ static int check_numeric_sensor_wobj(const union acpi_object *wobj,
 			/* PossibleStates[0] has already been type-checked. */
 			for (j = 0; i + 1 < elem_count && j + 1 < count; j++) {
 				type = elements[++i].type;
+				if (type == ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER &&
+				    is_raw_wmi_string(elements[i].buffer.pointer,
+						      elements[i].buffer.length))
+					type = ACPI_TYPE_STRING;
 				if (type != valid_type)
 					return -EINVAL;
 			}