diff --git a/drivers/acpi/motherboard.c b/drivers/acpi/motherboard.c
index bedb5118e312..cddab7b29de8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/motherboard.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/motherboard.c
@@ -118,58 +118,9 @@ static struct acpi_driver acpi_motherboard_driver = {
 		},
 };
 
-static void __init acpi_request_region (struct acpi_generic_address *addr,
-	unsigned int length, char *desc)
-{
-	if (!addr->address || !length)
-		return;
-
-	if (addr->address_space_id == ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_IO)
-		request_region(addr->address, length, desc);
-	else if (addr->address_space_id == ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_MEMORY)
-		request_mem_region(addr->address, length, desc);
-}
-
-static void __init acpi_reserve_resources(void)
-{
-	acpi_request_region(&acpi_gbl_FADT->xpm1a_evt_blk,
-			       acpi_gbl_FADT->pm1_evt_len, "ACPI PM1a_EVT_BLK");
-
-	acpi_request_region(&acpi_gbl_FADT->xpm1b_evt_blk,
-			       acpi_gbl_FADT->pm1_evt_len, "ACPI PM1b_EVT_BLK");
-
-	acpi_request_region(&acpi_gbl_FADT->xpm1a_cnt_blk,
-			       acpi_gbl_FADT->pm1_cnt_len, "ACPI PM1a_CNT_BLK");
-
-	acpi_request_region(&acpi_gbl_FADT->xpm1b_cnt_blk,
-			       acpi_gbl_FADT->pm1_cnt_len, "ACPI PM1b_CNT_BLK");
-
-	if (acpi_gbl_FADT->pm_tm_len == 4)
-		acpi_request_region(&acpi_gbl_FADT->xpm_tmr_blk, 4, "ACPI PM_TMR");
-
-	acpi_request_region(&acpi_gbl_FADT->xpm2_cnt_blk,
-			       acpi_gbl_FADT->pm2_cnt_len, "ACPI PM2_CNT_BLK");
-
-	/* Length of GPE blocks must be a non-negative multiple of 2 */
-
-	if (!(acpi_gbl_FADT->gpe0_blk_len & 0x1))
-		acpi_request_region(&acpi_gbl_FADT->xgpe0_blk,
-			       acpi_gbl_FADT->gpe0_blk_len, "ACPI GPE0_BLK");
-
-	if (!(acpi_gbl_FADT->gpe1_blk_len & 0x1))
-		acpi_request_region(&acpi_gbl_FADT->xgpe1_blk,
-			       acpi_gbl_FADT->gpe1_blk_len, "ACPI GPE1_BLK");
-}
-
 static int __init acpi_motherboard_init(void)
 {
 	acpi_bus_register_driver(&acpi_motherboard_driver);
-	/*
-	 * Guarantee motherboard IO reservation first
-	 * This module must run after scan.c
-	 */
-	if (!acpi_disabled)
-		acpi_reserve_resources();
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/osl.c b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
index 02b30ae6a68e..0acd0e716ba4 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/osl.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
@@ -75,6 +75,54 @@ static acpi_osd_handler acpi_irq_handler;
 static void *acpi_irq_context;
 static struct workqueue_struct *kacpid_wq;
 
+static void __init acpi_request_region (struct acpi_generic_address *addr,
+	unsigned int length, char *desc)
+{
+	struct resource *res;
+
+	if (!addr->address || !length)
+		return;
+
+	if (addr->address_space_id == ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_IO)
+		res = request_region(addr->address, length, desc);
+	else if (addr->address_space_id == ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_MEMORY)
+		res = request_mem_region(addr->address, length, desc);
+}
+
+static int __init acpi_reserve_resources(void)
+{
+	acpi_request_region(&acpi_fadt.xpm1a_evt_blk, acpi_fadt.pm1_evt_len,
+		"ACPI PM1a_EVT_BLK");
+
+	acpi_request_region(&acpi_fadt.xpm1b_evt_blk, acpi_fadt.pm1_evt_len,
+		"ACPI PM1b_EVT_BLK");
+
+	acpi_request_region(&acpi_fadt.xpm1a_cnt_blk, acpi_fadt.pm1_cnt_len,
+		"ACPI PM1a_CNT_BLK");
+
+	acpi_request_region(&acpi_fadt.xpm1b_cnt_blk, acpi_fadt.pm1_cnt_len,
+		"ACPI PM1b_CNT_BLK");
+
+	if (acpi_fadt.pm_tm_len == 4)
+		acpi_request_region(&acpi_fadt.xpm_tmr_blk, 4, "ACPI PM_TMR");
+
+	acpi_request_region(&acpi_fadt.xpm2_cnt_blk, acpi_fadt.pm2_cnt_len,
+		"ACPI PM2_CNT_BLK");
+
+	/* Length of GPE blocks must be a non-negative multiple of 2 */
+
+	if (!(acpi_fadt.gpe0_blk_len & 0x1))
+		acpi_request_region(&acpi_fadt.xgpe0_blk,
+			       acpi_fadt.gpe0_blk_len, "ACPI GPE0_BLK");
+
+	if (!(acpi_fadt.gpe1_blk_len & 0x1))
+		acpi_request_region(&acpi_fadt.xgpe1_blk,
+			       acpi_fadt.gpe1_blk_len, "ACPI GPE1_BLK");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+device_initcall(acpi_reserve_resources);
+
 acpi_status acpi_os_initialize(void)
 {
 	return AE_OK;