diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbdata.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbdata.c
index 82b0b5710979..b0399e8f6d27 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbdata.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbdata.c
@@ -852,23 +852,18 @@ acpi_tb_install_and_load_table(acpi_physical_address address,
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(tb_install_and_load_table);
 
-	(void)acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
-
 	/* Install the table and load it into the namespace */
 
 	status = acpi_tb_install_standard_table(address, flags, TRUE,
 						override, &i);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		goto unlock_and_exit;
+		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	(void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
 	status = acpi_tb_load_table(i, acpi_gbl_root_node);
-	(void)acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
 
-unlock_and_exit:
+exit:
 	*table_index = i;
-	(void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbinstal.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbinstal.c
index 5fdf251a9f97..01e1b3d63fc0 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbinstal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbinstal.c
@@ -217,6 +217,10 @@ acpi_tb_install_standard_table(acpi_physical_address address,
 		goto release_and_exit;
 	}
 
+	/* Acquire the table lock */
+
+	(void)acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
+
 	if (reload) {
 		/*
 		 * Validate the incoming table signature.
@@ -244,7 +248,7 @@ acpi_tb_install_standard_table(acpi_physical_address address,
 					 new_table_desc.signature.integer));
 
 			status = AE_BAD_SIGNATURE;
-			goto release_and_exit;
+			goto unlock_and_exit;
 		}
 
 		/* Check if table is already registered */
@@ -279,7 +283,7 @@ acpi_tb_install_standard_table(acpi_physical_address address,
 				/* Table is still loaded, this is an error */
 
 				status = AE_ALREADY_EXISTS;
-				goto release_and_exit;
+				goto unlock_and_exit;
 			} else {
 				/*
 				 * Table was unloaded, allow it to be reloaded.
@@ -290,6 +294,7 @@ acpi_tb_install_standard_table(acpi_physical_address address,
 				 * indicate the re-installation.
 				 */
 				acpi_tb_uninstall_table(&new_table_desc);
+				(void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
 				*table_index = i;
 				return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 			}
@@ -303,11 +308,19 @@ acpi_tb_install_standard_table(acpi_physical_address address,
 
 	/* Invoke table handler if present */
 
+	(void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
 	if (acpi_gbl_table_handler) {
 		(void)acpi_gbl_table_handler(ACPI_TABLE_EVENT_INSTALL,
 					     new_table_desc.pointer,
 					     acpi_gbl_table_handler_context);
 	}
+	(void)acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
+
+unlock_and_exit:
+
+	/* Release the table lock */
+
+	(void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
 
 release_and_exit: