diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
index c461f6d6907487cd60211e06b115ac1be76dd697..6a8811a693245e2b96f8815df4debdc5c9111749 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
@@ -770,6 +770,9 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 
 	finish_e820_parsing();
 
+	if (efi_enabled)
+		efi_init();
+
 	dmi_scan_machine();
 
 	dmi_check_system(bad_bios_dmi_table);
@@ -789,8 +792,6 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 	insert_resource(&iomem_resource, &data_resource);
 	insert_resource(&iomem_resource, &bss_resource);
 
-	if (efi_enabled)
-		efi_init();
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 	if (ppro_with_ram_bug()) {