diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/domain.c b/drivers/thunderbolt/domain.c
index 6281266b8ec0..a923ebdeb73c 100644
--- a/drivers/thunderbolt/domain.c
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/domain.c
@@ -213,6 +213,10 @@ static ssize_t boot_acl_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 		goto err_free_acl;
 	}
 	ret = tb->cm_ops->set_boot_acl(tb, acl, tb->nboot_acl);
+	if (!ret) {
+		/* Notify userspace about the change */
+		kobject_uevent(&tb->dev.kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
+	}
 	mutex_unlock(&tb->lock);
 
 err_free_acl: