diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-acpi.c b/drivers/ide/ide-acpi.c
index 8d6d31fcbfba..ba5932d7b1bb 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-acpi.c
@@ -89,12 +89,8 @@ static const struct dmi_system_id ide_acpi_dmi_table[] = {
 	{ }	/* terminate list */
 };
 
-static int ide_acpi_blacklist(void)
+int ide_acpi_init(void)
 {
-	static int done;
-	if (done)
-		return 0;
-	done = 1;
 	dmi_check_system(ide_acpi_dmi_table);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -624,7 +620,7 @@ void ide_acpi_set_state(ide_hwif_t *hwif, int on)
 }
 
 /**
- * ide_acpi_init - initialize the ACPI link for an IDE interface
+ * ide_acpi_init_port - initialize the ACPI link for an IDE interface
  * @hwif: target IDE interface (channel)
  *
  * The ACPI spec is not quite clear when the drive identify buffer
@@ -634,10 +630,8 @@ void ide_acpi_set_state(ide_hwif_t *hwif, int on)
  * So we get the information during startup; but this means that
  * any changes during run-time will be lost after resume.
  */
-void ide_acpi_init(ide_hwif_t *hwif)
+void ide_acpi_init_port(ide_hwif_t *hwif)
 {
-	ide_acpi_blacklist();
-
 	hwif->acpidata = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ide_acpi_hwif_link), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!hwif->acpidata)
 		return;
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
index eb0a38cd83ce..a51ad2bd62b4 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
@@ -1543,7 +1543,7 @@ int ide_host_register(struct ide_host *host, const struct ide_port_info *d,
 
 		j++;
 
-		ide_acpi_init(hwif);
+		ide_acpi_init_port(hwif);
 
 		if (hwif->present)
 			ide_acpi_port_init_devices(hwif);
diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide.c b/drivers/ide/ide.c
index 0920e3b0c962..c779aa24dbe6 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide.c
@@ -527,6 +527,8 @@ static int __init ide_init(void)
 		goto out_port_class;
 	}
 
+	ide_acpi_init();
+
 	proc_ide_create();
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/linux/ide.h b/include/linux/ide.h
index 7ed395b4b891..6bb104f4e341 100644
--- a/include/linux/ide.h
+++ b/include/linux/ide.h
@@ -1484,17 +1484,19 @@ static inline void ide_release_dma_engine(ide_hwif_t *hwif) { ; }
 #endif /* CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDMA */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEACPI
+int ide_acpi_init(void);
 extern int ide_acpi_exec_tfs(ide_drive_t *drive);
 extern void ide_acpi_get_timing(ide_hwif_t *hwif);
 extern void ide_acpi_push_timing(ide_hwif_t *hwif);
-extern void ide_acpi_init(ide_hwif_t *hwif);
+void ide_acpi_init_port(ide_hwif_t *);
 void ide_acpi_port_init_devices(ide_hwif_t *);
 extern void ide_acpi_set_state(ide_hwif_t *hwif, int on);
 #else
+static inline int ide_acpi_init(void) { return 0; }
 static inline int ide_acpi_exec_tfs(ide_drive_t *drive) { return 0; }
 static inline void ide_acpi_get_timing(ide_hwif_t *hwif) { ; }
 static inline void ide_acpi_push_timing(ide_hwif_t *hwif) { ; }
-static inline void ide_acpi_init(ide_hwif_t *hwif) { ; }
+static inline void ide_acpi_init_port(ide_hwif_t *hwif) { ; }
 static inline void ide_acpi_port_init_devices(ide_hwif_t *hwif) { ; }
 static inline void ide_acpi_set_state(ide_hwif_t *hwif, int on) {}
 #endif