diff --git a/drivers/acpi/bus.c b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
index cdd11fda5036..9ca683794370 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
@@ -880,6 +880,7 @@ static int __init acpi_init(void)
 	dmi_check_system(power_nocheck_dmi_table);
 
 	acpi_scan_init();
+	acpi_ec_init();
 	return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ec.c b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
index 2fe15060dcdc..bf88f1803801 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
@@ -1069,13 +1069,10 @@ static struct acpi_driver acpi_ec_driver = {
 		},
 };
 
-static int __init acpi_ec_init(void)
+int __init acpi_ec_init(void)
 {
 	int result = 0;
 
-	if (acpi_disabled)
-		return 0;
-
 	acpi_ec_dir = proc_mkdir(ACPI_EC_CLASS, acpi_root_dir);
 	if (!acpi_ec_dir)
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -1090,8 +1087,6 @@ static int __init acpi_ec_init(void)
 	return result;
 }
 
-subsys_initcall(acpi_ec_init);
-
 /* EC driver currently not unloadable */
 #if 0
 static void __exit acpi_ec_exit(void)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/internal.h b/drivers/acpi/internal.h
index 28042c0f2fff..fad8e38ed271 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/internal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/internal.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ extern int acpi_power_nocheck;
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   Embedded Controller
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+int acpi_ec_init(void);
 int acpi_ec_ecdt_probe(void);
 int acpi_boot_ec_enable(void);