diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c
index b5e2b0ada0ab..297f6aacd7d4 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include "acnamesp.h"
 #include "acdispat.h"
 #include "actables.h"
+#include "acinterp.h"
 
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_NAMESPACE
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("nsload")
@@ -78,6 +79,8 @@ acpi_ns_load_table(u32 table_index, struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ns_load_table);
 
+	acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
+
 	/*
 	 * Parse the table and load the namespace with all named
 	 * objects found within. Control methods are NOT parsed
@@ -89,7 +92,7 @@ acpi_ns_load_table(u32 table_index, struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
 	 */
 	status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+		goto unlock_interp;
 	}
 
 	/* If table already loaded into namespace, just return */
@@ -130,6 +133,8 @@ acpi_ns_load_table(u32 table_index, struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
 
 unlock:
 	(void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
+unlock_interp:
+	(void)acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
 
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsparse.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsparse.c
index 1783cd7e1446..f631a47724f0 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsparse.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsparse.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 #include "acparser.h"
 #include "acdispat.h"
 #include "actables.h"
-#include "acinterp.h"
 
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_NAMESPACE
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("nsparse")
@@ -171,8 +170,6 @@ acpi_ns_parse_table(u32 table_index, struct acpi_namespace_node *start_node)
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ns_parse_table);
 
-	acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
-
 	/*
 	 * AML Parse, pass 1
 	 *
@@ -188,7 +185,7 @@ acpi_ns_parse_table(u32 table_index, struct acpi_namespace_node *start_node)
 	status = acpi_ns_one_complete_parse(ACPI_IMODE_LOAD_PASS1,
 					    table_index, start_node);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		goto error_exit;
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -204,10 +201,8 @@ acpi_ns_parse_table(u32 table_index, struct acpi_namespace_node *start_node)
 	status = acpi_ns_one_complete_parse(ACPI_IMODE_LOAD_PASS2,
 					    table_index, start_node);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		goto error_exit;
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 	}
 
-error_exit:
-	acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }