diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
index 5b4d462..cbfe9ae 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -1449,6 +1449,8 @@
 	return result;
 }
 
+int __init acpi_boot_ec_enable(void);
+
 static int __init acpi_scan_init(void)
 {
 	int result;
@@ -1480,6 +1482,10 @@
 	 * Enumerate devices in the ACPI namespace.
 	 */
 	result = acpi_bus_scan_fixed(acpi_root);
+
+	/* EC region might be needed at bus_scan, so enable it now */
+	acpi_boot_ec_enable();
+
 	if (!result)
 		result = acpi_bus_scan(acpi_root, &ops);