diff --git a/init/initramfs.c b/init/initramfs.c
index d53fee8..c0b1e05 100644
--- a/init/initramfs.c
+++ b/init/initramfs.c
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@
 	initrd_end = 0;
 }
 
-static int __init populate_rootfs(void)
+int __init populate_rootfs(void)
 {
 	char *err = unpack_to_rootfs(__initramfs_start,
 			 __initramfs_end - __initramfs_start, 0);
@@ -577,4 +577,10 @@
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
+#ifndef CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT_INITRD
+/*
+ * if this option is enabled, populate_rootfs() is called _earlier_ in the
+ * boot sequence. This insures that the ACPI initialisation can find the file.
+ */
 rootfs_initcall(populate_rootfs);
+#endif