diff --git a/tools/power/acpi/os_specific/service_layers/oslinuxtbl.c b/tools/power/acpi/os_specific/service_layers/oslinuxtbl.c
index a8cd344d621b..e0699e6e1f26 100644
--- a/tools/power/acpi/os_specific/service_layers/oslinuxtbl.c
+++ b/tools/power/acpi/os_specific/service_layers/oslinuxtbl.c
@@ -503,6 +503,28 @@ static acpi_status osl_load_rsdp(void)
 	return (AE_OK);
 }
 
+/******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    osl_can_use_xsdt
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  None
+ *
+ * RETURN:      TRUE if XSDT is allowed to be used.
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: This function collects logic that can be used to determine if
+ *              XSDT should be used instead of RSDT.
+ *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+static u8 osl_can_use_xsdt(void)
+{
+	if (gbl_revision && !acpi_gbl_do_not_use_xsdt) {
+		return (TRUE);
+	} else {
+		return (FALSE);
+	}
+}
+
 /******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    osl_table_initialize
@@ -535,7 +557,7 @@ static acpi_status osl_table_initialize(void)
 
 	/* Get XSDT from memory */
 
-	if (gbl_rsdp.revision) {
+	if (gbl_rsdp.revision && !gbl_do_not_dump_xsdt) {
 		if (gbl_xsdt) {
 			free(gbl_xsdt);
 			gbl_xsdt = NULL;
@@ -668,7 +690,7 @@ static acpi_status osl_list_bios_tables(void)
 	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
 	u32 i;
 
-	if (gbl_revision) {
+	if (osl_can_use_xsdt()) {
 		item_size = sizeof(u64);
 		table_data =
 		    ACPI_CAST8(gbl_xsdt) + sizeof(struct acpi_table_header);
@@ -690,7 +712,7 @@ static acpi_status osl_list_bios_tables(void)
 	/* Search RSDT/XSDT for the requested table */
 
 	for (i = 0; i < number_of_tables; ++i, table_data += item_size) {
-		if (gbl_revision) {
+		if (osl_can_use_xsdt()) {
 			table_address =
 			    (acpi_physical_address) (*ACPI_CAST64(table_data));
 		} else {
@@ -809,7 +831,7 @@ osl_get_bios_table(char *signature,
 		table_length = ap_get_table_length(mapped_table);
 	} else {		/* Case for a normal ACPI table */
 
-		if (gbl_revision) {
+		if (osl_can_use_xsdt()) {
 			item_size = sizeof(u64);
 			table_data =
 			    ACPI_CAST8(gbl_xsdt) +
@@ -833,7 +855,7 @@ osl_get_bios_table(char *signature,
 		/* Search RSDT/XSDT for the requested table */
 
 		for (i = 0; i < number_of_tables; ++i, table_data += item_size) {
-			if (gbl_revision) {
+			if (osl_can_use_xsdt()) {
 				table_address =
 				    (acpi_physical_address) (*ACPI_CAST64
 							     (table_data));
diff --git a/tools/power/acpi/tools/acpidump/acpidump.h b/tools/power/acpi/tools/acpidump/acpidump.h
index 3361b9e04d9c..46f519597fe5 100644
--- a/tools/power/acpi/tools/acpidump/acpidump.h
+++ b/tools/power/acpi/tools/acpidump/acpidump.h
@@ -41,6 +41,18 @@
  * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
  */
 
+/*
+ * Global variables. Defined in main.c only, externed in all other files
+ */
+#ifdef _DECLARE_GLOBALS
+#define EXTERN
+#define INIT_GLOBAL(a,b)        a=b
+#define DEFINE_ACPI_GLOBALS     1
+#else
+#define EXTERN                  extern
+#define INIT_GLOBAL(a,b)        a
+#endif
+
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include "accommon.h"
 #include "actables.h"
@@ -50,23 +62,13 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
-/*
- * Global variables. Defined in main.c only, externed in all other files
- */
-#ifdef _DECLARE_GLOBALS
-#define EXTERN
-#define INIT_GLOBAL(a,b)        a=b
-#else
-#define EXTERN                  extern
-#define INIT_GLOBAL(a,b)        a
-#endif
-
 /* Globals */
 
 EXTERN u8 INIT_GLOBAL(gbl_summary_mode, FALSE);
 EXTERN u8 INIT_GLOBAL(gbl_verbose_mode, FALSE);
 EXTERN u8 INIT_GLOBAL(gbl_binary_mode, FALSE);
 EXTERN u8 INIT_GLOBAL(gbl_dump_customized_tables, FALSE);
+EXTERN u8 INIT_GLOBAL(gbl_do_not_dump_xsdt, FALSE);
 EXTERN FILE INIT_GLOBAL(*gbl_output_file, NULL);
 EXTERN char INIT_GLOBAL(*gbl_output_filename, NULL);
 EXTERN u64 INIT_GLOBAL(gbl_rsdp_base, 0);
@@ -74,10 +76,7 @@ EXTERN u64 INIT_GLOBAL(gbl_rsdp_base, 0);
 /* Globals required for use with ACPICA modules */
 
 #ifdef _DECLARE_GLOBALS
-u8 acpi_gbl_enable_interpreter_slack = FALSE;
 u8 acpi_gbl_integer_byte_width = 8;
-u32 acpi_dbg_level = 0;
-u32 acpi_dbg_layer = 0;
 #endif
 
 /* Action table used to defer requested options */
diff --git a/tools/power/acpi/tools/acpidump/apmain.c b/tools/power/acpi/tools/acpidump/apmain.c
index 70d71ec687a5..51e8d638db18 100644
--- a/tools/power/acpi/tools/acpidump/apmain.c
+++ b/tools/power/acpi/tools/acpidump/apmain.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ struct ap_dump_action action_table[AP_MAX_ACTIONS];
 u32 current_action = 0;
 
 #define AP_UTILITY_NAME             "ACPI Binary Table Dump Utility"
-#define AP_SUPPORTED_OPTIONS        "?a:bcf:hn:o:r:svz"
+#define AP_SUPPORTED_OPTIONS        "?a:bcf:hn:o:r:svxz"
 
 /******************************************************************************
  *
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ static void ap_display_usage(void)
 	ACPI_OPTION("-a <Address>", "Get table via a physical address");
 	ACPI_OPTION("-f <BinaryFile>", "Get table via a binary file");
 	ACPI_OPTION("-n <Signature>", "Get table via a name/signature");
+	ACPI_OPTION("-x", "Do not use but dump XSDT");
+	ACPI_OPTION("-x -x", "Do not use or dump XSDT");
 
 	printf("\n"
 	       "Invocation without parameters dumps all available tables\n"
@@ -210,6 +212,15 @@ static int ap_do_options(int argc, char **argv)
 			gbl_summary_mode = TRUE;
 			continue;
 
+		case 'x':	/* Do not use XSDT */
+
+			if (!acpi_gbl_do_not_use_xsdt) {
+				acpi_gbl_do_not_use_xsdt = TRUE;
+			} else {
+				gbl_do_not_dump_xsdt = TRUE;
+			}
+			continue;
+
 		case 'v':	/* Revision/version */
 
 			printf(ACPI_COMMON_SIGNON(AP_UTILITY_NAME));