diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/actables.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/actables.h
index c8da453bd96078fdb9899ffbffbf6a5418d0c281..89ed31b0f739ba3706b4c480c8c6851e676a82da 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/actables.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/actables.h
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ acpi_tb_install_and_load_table(acpi_physical_address address,
 
 acpi_status acpi_tb_unload_table(u32 table_index);
 
+void acpi_tb_notify_table(u32 event, void *table);
+
 void acpi_tb_terminate(void);
 
 acpi_status acpi_tb_delete_namespace_by_owner(u32 table_index);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbdata.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbdata.c
index c9d6fa6d7cc6f4470589cfc0a54a3d811de04565..7056ca01e875bf8bb5d199cf3d1c0a85eafced6b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbdata.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbdata.c
@@ -818,13 +818,9 @@ acpi_tb_load_table(u32 table_index, struct acpi_namespace_node *parent_node)
 		acpi_ev_update_gpes(owner_id);
 	}
 
-	/* Invoke table handler if present */
-
-	if (acpi_gbl_table_handler) {
-		(void)acpi_gbl_table_handler(ACPI_TABLE_EVENT_LOAD, table,
-					     acpi_gbl_table_handler_context);
-	}
+	/* Invoke table handler */
 
+	acpi_tb_notify_table(ACPI_TABLE_EVENT_LOAD, table);
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 
@@ -894,15 +890,11 @@ acpi_status acpi_tb_unload_table(u32 table_index)
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NOT_EXIST);
 	}
 
-	/* Invoke table handler if present */
+	/* Invoke table handler */
 
-	if (acpi_gbl_table_handler) {
-		status = acpi_get_table_by_index(table_index, &table);
-		if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
-			(void)acpi_gbl_table_handler(ACPI_TABLE_EVENT_UNLOAD,
-						     table,
-						     acpi_gbl_table_handler_context);
-		}
+	status = acpi_get_table_by_index(table_index, &table);
+	if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
+		acpi_tb_notify_table(ACPI_TABLE_EVENT_UNLOAD, table);
 	}
 
 	/* Delete the portion of the namespace owned by this table */
@@ -918,3 +910,26 @@ acpi_status acpi_tb_unload_table(u32 table_index)
 }
 
 ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_tb_unload_table)
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_notify_table
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  event               - Table event
+ *              table               - Validated table pointer
+ *
+ * RETURN:      None
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Notify a table event to the users.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+void acpi_tb_notify_table(u32 event, void *table)
+{
+	/* Invoke table handler if present */
+
+	if (acpi_gbl_table_handler) {
+		(void)acpi_gbl_table_handler(event, table,
+					     acpi_gbl_table_handler_context);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbinstal.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbinstal.c
index 4620f3c68c13d9c653f8ef92ab7a688a404c4b4c..ee745152f25ba131278c99753f20b9d01a102c01 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbinstal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbinstal.c
@@ -306,14 +306,10 @@ acpi_tb_install_standard_table(acpi_physical_address address,
 	acpi_tb_install_table_with_override(&new_table_desc, override,
 					    table_index);
 
-	/* Invoke table handler if present */
+	/* Invoke table handler */
 
 	(void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
-	if (acpi_gbl_table_handler) {
-		(void)acpi_gbl_table_handler(ACPI_TABLE_EVENT_INSTALL,
-					     new_table_desc.pointer,
-					     acpi_gbl_table_handler_context);
-	}
+	acpi_tb_notify_table(ACPI_TABLE_EVENT_INSTALL, new_table_desc.pointer);
 	(void)acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
 
 unlock_and_exit: