diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/setup.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/setup.c
index 4f1a014ace39..e8c7000af5ba 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/setup.c
@@ -390,7 +390,8 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 
 	early_ioremap_reset();
 
-	unflatten_device_tree();
+	if (acpi_disabled)
+		unflatten_device_tree();
 
 	psci_init();