diff --git a/include/acpi/acconfig.h b/include/acpi/acconfig.h
index 1c16f821434f..d98c67001840 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acconfig.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acconfig.h
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@
  *      ACPI PM timer
  *      FACS table (Waking vectors and Global Lock)
  */
+#ifndef ACPI_REDUCED_HARDWARE
 #define ACPI_REDUCED_HARDWARE           FALSE
+#endif
 
 /******************************************************************************
  *