diff --git a/drivers/acpi/Makefile b/drivers/acpi/Makefile
index 144671a2030f..4f23f3295b12 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/acpi/Makefile
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_FAN)		+= fan.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO)	+= video.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_PCI_SLOT)	+= pci_slot.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR)	+= processor.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_CONTAINER)	+= container.o
+obj-y				+= container.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_THERMAL)	+= thermal.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_HOTPLUG_MEMORY) += acpi_memhotplug.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_BATTERY)	+= battery.o
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/container.c b/drivers/acpi/container.c
index 63119d09b354..76f7cff64594 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/container.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/container.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ static const struct acpi_device_id container_device_ids[] = {
 	{"", 0},
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_CONTAINER
+
 static int acpi_container_offline(struct container_dev *cdev)
 {
 	struct acpi_device *adev = ACPI_COMPANION(&cdev->dev);
@@ -107,7 +109,20 @@ static struct acpi_scan_handler container_handler = {
 	},
 };
 
+void __init acpi_container_init(void)
+{
+	acpi_scan_add_handler(&container_handler);
+}
+
+#else
+
+static struct acpi_scan_handler container_handler = {
+	.ids = container_device_ids,
+};
+
 void __init acpi_container_init(void)
 {
 	acpi_scan_add_handler_with_hotplug(&container_handler, "container");
 }
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_ACPI_CONTAINER */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/internal.h b/drivers/acpi/internal.h
index 5c16cb6bc76d..cc93efd22a24 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/internal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/internal.h
@@ -32,11 +32,7 @@ void acpi_processor_init(void);
 void acpi_platform_init(void);
 void acpi_pnp_init(void);
 int acpi_sysfs_init(void);
-#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_CONTAINER
 void acpi_container_init(void);
-#else
-static inline void acpi_container_init(void) {}
-#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_DOCK
 void register_dock_dependent_device(struct acpi_device *adev,
 				    acpi_handle dshandle);