diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
index cc234e6a6297586a5c64b8252fb827474ae1e348..970dd87d347c786fbc25922464e6bc20c1dbb4ee 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -2166,10 +2166,10 @@ int __init acpi_scan_init(void)
 	acpi_cmos_rtc_init();
 	acpi_container_init();
 	acpi_memory_hotplug_init();
+	acpi_watchdog_init();
 	acpi_pnp_init();
 	acpi_int340x_thermal_init();
 	acpi_amba_init();
-	acpi_watchdog_init();
 	acpi_init_lpit();
 
 	acpi_scan_add_handler(&generic_device_handler);