diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxfload.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxfload.c
index 3151968c10d1a0aef3c2a1610307568b8e171d4a..ac71abcd32bbc6c48aaa9afd1374ae3d584ec288 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxfload.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxfload.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ acpi_status __init acpi_load_tables(void)
 	 * their customized default region handlers.
 	 */
 	status = acpi_ev_install_region_handlers();
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status) && status != AE_ALREADY_EXISTS) {
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 		ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
 				"During Region initialization"));
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);