diff --git a/drivers/acpi/bus.c b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
index ccae305ee55d..0e0bbc6209e5 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
@@ -749,6 +749,12 @@ static int __init acpi_bus_init(void)
 		goto error1;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Maybe EC region is required at bus_scan/acpi_get_devices. So it
+	 * is necessary to enable it as early as possible.
+	 */
+	acpi_boot_ec_enable();
+
 	printk(KERN_INFO PREFIX "Interpreter enabled\n");
 
 	/* Initialize sleep structures */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
index f6f52c1a2aba..2ae218f5ea59 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -1545,7 +1545,6 @@ static int acpi_bus_scan_fixed(struct acpi_device *root)
 	return result;
 }
 
-int __init acpi_boot_ec_enable(void);
 
 static int __init acpi_scan_init(void)
 {
@@ -1579,9 +1578,6 @@ static int __init acpi_scan_init(void)
 	 */
 	result = acpi_bus_scan_fixed(acpi_root);
 
-	/* EC region might be needed at bus_scan, so enable it now */
-	acpi_boot_ec_enable();
-
 	if (!result)
 		result = acpi_bus_scan(acpi_root, &ops);
 
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpi_drivers.h b/include/acpi/acpi_drivers.h
index e5f38e5ce86f..ab926a70b39f 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpi_drivers.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpi_drivers.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ int acpi_power_transition(struct acpi_device *device, int state);
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_EC
 int acpi_ec_ecdt_probe(void);
+int acpi_boot_ec_enable(void);
 #endif
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------