diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index febc511e078a..b6d93c840154 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -565,6 +565,7 @@ asmlinkage void __init start_kernel(void)
 	init_timers();
 	hrtimers_init();
 	softirq_init();
+	acpi_early_init();
 	timekeeping_init();
 	time_init();
 	sched_clock_postinit();
@@ -641,7 +642,6 @@ asmlinkage void __init start_kernel(void)
 
 	check_bugs();
 
-	acpi_early_init(); /* before LAPIC and SMP init */
 	sfi_init_late();
 
 	if (efi_enabled(EFI_RUNTIME_SERVICES)) {