diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c
index c1069165625d..14c953e6fe9e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c
@@ -149,6 +149,23 @@ unlock:
 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
 			  "**** Completed Table Object Initialization\n"));
 
+	/*
+	 * Execute any module-level code that was detected during the table load
+	 * phase. Although illegal since ACPI 2.0, there are many machines that
+	 * contain this type of code. Each block of detected executable AML code
+	 * outside of any control method is wrapped with a temporary control
+	 * method object and placed on a global list. The methods on this list
+	 * are executed below.
+	 *
+	 * This case executes the module-level code for each table immediately
+	 * after the table has been loaded. This provides compatibility with
+	 * other ACPI implementations. Optionally, the execution can be deferred
+	 * until later, see acpi_initialize_objects.
+	 */
+	if (!acpi_gbl_group_module_level_code) {
+		acpi_ns_exec_module_code_list();
+	}
+
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxfinit.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxfinit.c
index 1c7ed4986963..e38facd3e32f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxfinit.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxfinit.c
@@ -292,8 +292,14 @@ acpi_status __init acpi_initialize_objects(u32 flags)
 	 * outside of any control method is wrapped with a temporary control
 	 * method object and placed on a global list. The methods on this list
 	 * are executed below.
+	 *
+	 * This case executes the module-level code for all tables only after
+	 * all of the tables have been loaded. It is a legacy option and is
+	 * not compatible with other ACPI implementations. See acpi_ns_load_table.
 	 */
-	acpi_ns_exec_module_code_list();
+	if (acpi_gbl_group_module_level_code) {
+		acpi_ns_exec_module_code_list();
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Initialize the objects that remain uninitialized. This runs the
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpixf.h b/include/acpi/acpixf.h
index d60507b755f6..8c95e82691a5 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpixf.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpixf.h
@@ -189,6 +189,11 @@ ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_copy_dsdt_locally, FALSE);
  */
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_do_not_use_xsdt, FALSE);
 
+/*
+ * Optionally support group module level code.
+ */
+ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_group_module_level_code, TRUE);
+
 /*
  * Optionally use 32-bit FADT addresses if and when there is a conflict
  * (address mismatch) between the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the