diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxfsleep.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxfsleep.c
index 111849c2117f..f2e669db8b65 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxfsleep.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxfsleep.c
@@ -240,12 +240,14 @@ static acpi_status acpi_hw_sleep_dispatch(u8 sleep_state, u32 function_id)
 	    &acpi_sleep_dispatch[function_id];
 
 #if (!ACPI_REDUCED_HARDWARE)
-
 	/*
 	 * If the Hardware Reduced flag is set (from the FADT), we must
-	 * use the extended sleep registers
+	 * use the extended sleep registers (FADT). Note: As per the ACPI
+	 * specification, these extended registers are to be used for HW-reduced
+	 * platforms only. They are not general-purpose replacements for the
+	 * legacy PM register sleep support.
 	 */
-	if (acpi_gbl_reduced_hardware || acpi_gbl_FADT.sleep_control.address) {
+	if (acpi_gbl_reduced_hardware) {
 		status = sleep_functions->extended_function(sleep_state);
 	} else {
 		/* Legacy sleep */