diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxfinit.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxfinit.c
index 083a76891889..42a32a66ef22 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxfinit.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxfinit.c
@@ -179,10 +179,12 @@ acpi_status __init acpi_enable_subsystem(u32 flags)
 	 * Obtain a permanent mapping for the FACS. This is required for the
 	 * Global Lock and the Firmware Waking Vector
 	 */
-	status = acpi_tb_initialize_facs();
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO, "Could not map the FACS table"));
-		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+	if (!(flags & ACPI_NO_FACS_INIT)) {
+		status = acpi_tb_initialize_facs();
+		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+			ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO, "Could not map the FACS table"));
+			return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+		}
 	}
 #endif				/* !ACPI_REDUCED_HARDWARE */
 
diff --git a/include/acpi/actypes.h b/include/acpi/actypes.h
index 63fd7f5e9fb3..ff0b53e128ee 100644
--- a/include/acpi/actypes.h
+++ b/include/acpi/actypes.h
@@ -568,6 +568,7 @@ typedef u64 acpi_integer;
 #define ACPI_NO_ACPI_ENABLE             0x10
 #define ACPI_NO_DEVICE_INIT             0x20
 #define ACPI_NO_OBJECT_INIT             0x40
+#define ACPI_NO_FACS_INIT               0x80
 
 /*
  * Initialization state