diff --git a/drivers/acpi/Makefile b/drivers/acpi/Makefile
index 47199e2a9130a6c929290e34917fc0fdc0714519..82422fe90f8192126ef25f02f1d7fe72fd2c9807 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/acpi/Makefile
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ acpi-y				+= video_detect.o
 endif
 
 # These are (potentially) separate modules
+
+# IPMI may be used by other drivers, so it has to initialise before them
+obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_IPMI)		+= acpi_ipmi.o
+
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_AC) 		+= ac.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_BUTTON)	+= button.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_FAN)		+= fan.o
@@ -70,6 +74,5 @@ processor-y			+= processor_idle.o processor_thermal.o
 processor-$(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ)	+= processor_perflib.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR_AGGREGATOR) += acpi_pad.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_IPMI)		+= acpi_ipmi.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_APEI)		+= apei/