diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ec.c b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
index 7222a18..caf873c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
@@ -943,7 +943,11 @@
 		boot_ec->command_addr = ecdt_ptr->control.address;
 		boot_ec->data_addr = ecdt_ptr->data.address;
 		boot_ec->gpe = ecdt_ptr->gpe;
-		boot_ec->handle = ACPI_ROOT_OBJECT;
+		if (ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_get_handle(NULL, ecdt_ptr->id,
+				&boot_ec->handle))) {
+			pr_info("Failed to locate handle for boot EC\n");
+			boot_ec->handle = ACPI_ROOT_OBJECT;
+		}
 	} else {
 		/* This workaround is needed only on some broken machines,
 		 * which require early EC, but fail to provide ECDT */