diff --git a/drivers/acpi/glue.c b/drivers/acpi/glue.c
index 9b227d4dc9c9..6d18ca34b6aa 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/glue.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/glue.c
@@ -333,6 +333,9 @@ static int __init acpi_rtc_init(void)
 {
 	struct device *dev = get_rtc_dev();
 
+	if (acpi_disabled)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (acpi_disabled)
 		return 0;