diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c
index a1d177d58254cd8e201836481a51b809ec98c628..21932d640a41f6f5b060b8fcb64fbc2d9ac131ab 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ acpi_ex_add_table(u32 table_index,
 
 	/* Add the table to the namespace */
 
+	acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
 	status = acpi_ns_load_table(table_index, parent_node);
+	acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 		acpi_ut_remove_reference(obj_desc);
 		*ddb_handle = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsparse.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsparse.c
index f631a47724f05332644a54e290d9667b4b326010..1783cd7e14467b8f43e9f087884b3b847e6b5492 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsparse.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsparse.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include "acparser.h"
 #include "acdispat.h"
 #include "actables.h"
+#include "acinterp.h"
 
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_NAMESPACE
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("nsparse")
@@ -170,6 +171,8 @@ acpi_ns_parse_table(u32 table_index, struct acpi_namespace_node *start_node)
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ns_parse_table);
 
+	acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
+
 	/*
 	 * AML Parse, pass 1
 	 *
@@ -185,7 +188,7 @@ acpi_ns_parse_table(u32 table_index, struct acpi_namespace_node *start_node)
 	status = acpi_ns_one_complete_parse(ACPI_IMODE_LOAD_PASS1,
 					    table_index, start_node);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+		goto error_exit;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -201,8 +204,10 @@ acpi_ns_parse_table(u32 table_index, struct acpi_namespace_node *start_node)
 	status = acpi_ns_one_complete_parse(ACPI_IMODE_LOAD_PASS2,
 					    table_index, start_node);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+		goto error_exit;
 	}
 
+error_exit:
+	acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }