diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxface.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxface.c
index ab513a972c95b2376703ebee11cad903c7721ba6..a716fede4f25781d8e4e0633c21626ab03c83719 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxface.c
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_reset(void)
 
 	/* Check if the reset register is supported */
 
-	if (!reset_reg->address) {
+	if (!(acpi_gbl_FADT.flags & ACPI_FADT_RESET_REGISTER) ||
+	    !reset_reg->address) {
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NOT_EXIST);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/reboot.c b/drivers/acpi/reboot.c
index c1d612435939a5d62abb832d1f620faeeac7dc20..a6c77e8b37bde54c266cae17d620c441a896e3b9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/reboot.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/reboot.c
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ void acpi_reboot(void)
 	/* Is the reset register supported? The spec says we should be
 	 * checking the bit width and bit offset, but Windows ignores
 	 * these fields */
-	/* Ignore also acpi_gbl_FADT.flags.ACPI_FADT_RESET_REGISTER */
+	if (!(acpi_gbl_FADT.flags & ACPI_FADT_RESET_REGISTER))
+		return;
 
 	reset_value = acpi_gbl_FADT.reset_value;