diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/hp_accel.c b/drivers/hwmon/hp_accel.c
index c5cd3db78c94..a56a78412fcb 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/hp_accel.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/hp_accel.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ int lis3lv02d_acpi_write(struct lis3lv02d *lis3, int reg, u8 val)
 
 static int lis3lv02d_dmi_matched(const struct dmi_system_id *dmi)
 {
-	lis3_dev.ac = *((struct axis_conversion *)dmi->driver_data);
+	lis3_dev.ac = *((union axis_conversion *)dmi->driver_data);
 	printk(KERN_INFO DRIVER_NAME ": hardware type %s found.\n", dmi->ident);
 
 	return 1;
@@ -154,16 +154,19 @@ static int lis3lv02d_dmi_matched(const struct dmi_system_id *dmi)
 
 /* Represents, for each axis seen by userspace, the corresponding hw axis (+1).
  * If the value is negative, the opposite of the hw value is used. */
-static struct axis_conversion lis3lv02d_axis_normal = {1, 2, 3};
-static struct axis_conversion lis3lv02d_axis_y_inverted = {1, -2, 3};
-static struct axis_conversion lis3lv02d_axis_x_inverted = {-1, 2, 3};
-static struct axis_conversion lis3lv02d_axis_z_inverted = {1, 2, -3};
-static struct axis_conversion lis3lv02d_axis_xy_swap = {2, 1, 3};
-static struct axis_conversion lis3lv02d_axis_xy_rotated_left = {-2, 1, 3};
-static struct axis_conversion lis3lv02d_axis_xy_rotated_left_usd = {-2, 1, -3};
-static struct axis_conversion lis3lv02d_axis_xy_swap_inverted = {-2, -1, 3};
-static struct axis_conversion lis3lv02d_axis_xy_rotated_right = {2, -1, 3};
-static struct axis_conversion lis3lv02d_axis_xy_swap_yz_inverted = {2, -1, -3};
+#define DEFINE_CONV(name, x, y, z)			      \
+	static union axis_conversion lis3lv02d_axis_##name = \
+		{ .as_array = { x, y, z } }
+DEFINE_CONV(normal, 1, 2, 3);
+DEFINE_CONV(y_inverted, 1, -2, 3);
+DEFINE_CONV(x_inverted, -1, 2, 3);
+DEFINE_CONV(z_inverted, 1, 2, -3);
+DEFINE_CONV(xy_swap, 2, 1, 3);
+DEFINE_CONV(xy_rotated_left, -2, 1, 3);
+DEFINE_CONV(xy_rotated_left_usd, -2, 1, -3);
+DEFINE_CONV(xy_swap_inverted, -2, -1, 3);
+DEFINE_CONV(xy_rotated_right, 2, -1, 3);
+DEFINE_CONV(xy_swap_yz_inverted, 2, -1, -3);
 
 #define AXIS_DMI_MATCH(_ident, _name, _axis) {		\
 	.ident = _ident,				\
@@ -299,7 +302,10 @@ static int lis3lv02d_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 	lis3lv02d_enum_resources(device);
 
 	/* If possible use a "standard" axes order */
-	if (dmi_check_system(lis3lv02d_dmi_ids) == 0) {
+	if (lis3_dev.ac.x && lis3_dev.ac.y && lis3_dev.ac.z) {
+		printk(KERN_INFO DRIVER_NAME ": Using custom axes %d,%d,%d\n",
+		       lis3_dev.ac.x, lis3_dev.ac.y, lis3_dev.ac.z);
+	} else if (dmi_check_system(lis3lv02d_dmi_ids) == 0) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO DRIVER_NAME ": laptop model unknown, "
 				 "using default axes configuration\n");
 		lis3_dev.ac = lis3lv02d_axis_normal;
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lis3lv02d.c b/drivers/hwmon/lis3lv02d.c
index ef7510d83603..25f385010953 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lis3lv02d.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lis3lv02d.c
@@ -75,6 +75,30 @@ struct lis3lv02d lis3_dev = {
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(lis3_dev);
 
+/* just like param_set_int() but does sanity-check so that it won't point
+ * over the axis array size
+ */
+static int param_set_axis(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
+{
+	int ret = param_set_int(val, kp);
+	if (!ret) {
+		int val = *(int *)kp->arg;
+		if (val < 0)
+			val = -val;
+		if (!val || val > 3)
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static struct kernel_param_ops param_ops_axis = {
+	.set = param_set_axis,
+	.get = param_get_int,
+};
+
+module_param_array_named(axes, lis3_dev.ac.as_array, axis, NULL, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(axes, "Axis-mapping for x,y,z directions");
+
 static s16 lis3lv02d_read_8(struct lis3lv02d *lis3, int reg)
 {
 	s8 lo;
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lis3lv02d.h b/drivers/hwmon/lis3lv02d.h
index 62c6652eb9d5..eb5db584eb0e 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lis3lv02d.h
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lis3lv02d.h
@@ -223,10 +223,11 @@ enum lis3lv02d_click_src_8b {
 	CLICK_IA	= 0x40,
 };
 
-struct axis_conversion {
-	s8	x;
-	s8	y;
-	s8	z;
+union axis_conversion {
+	struct {
+		int x, y, z;
+	};
+	int as_array[3];
 };
 
 struct lis3lv02d {
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ struct lis3lv02d {
 	struct input_polled_dev	*idev;     /* input device */
 	struct platform_device	*pdev;     /* platform device */
 	atomic_t		count;     /* interrupt count after last read */
-	struct axis_conversion	ac;        /* hw -> logical axis */
+	union axis_conversion	ac;        /* hw -> logical axis */
 	int			mapped_btns[3];
 
 	u32			irq;       /* IRQ number */
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lis3lv02d_i2c.c b/drivers/hwmon/lis3lv02d_i2c.c
index 8e5933b72d19..c6f3f3411276 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lis3lv02d_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lis3lv02d_i2c.c
@@ -61,9 +61,8 @@ static int lis3_i2c_init(struct lis3lv02d *lis3)
 }
 
 /* Default axis mapping but it can be overwritten by platform data */
-static struct axis_conversion lis3lv02d_axis_map = { LIS3_DEV_X,
-						     LIS3_DEV_Y,
-						     LIS3_DEV_Z };
+static union axis_conversion lis3lv02d_axis_map =
+	{ .as_array = { LIS3_DEV_X, LIS3_DEV_Y, LIS3_DEV_Z } };
 
 static int __devinit lis3lv02d_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 					const struct i2c_device_id *id)
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/lis3lv02d_spi.c b/drivers/hwmon/lis3lv02d_spi.c
index b9be5e3a22b3..955544b1c71e 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/lis3lv02d_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/lis3lv02d_spi.c
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ static int lis3_spi_init(struct lis3lv02d *lis3)
 	return lis3->write(lis3, CTRL_REG1, reg);
 }
 
-static struct axis_conversion lis3lv02d_axis_normal = { 1, 2, 3 };
+static union axis_conversion lis3lv02d_axis_normal =
+	{ .as_array = { 1, 2, 3 } };
 
 static int __devinit lis302dl_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 {