diff --git a/drivers/acpi/hardware/hwacpi.c b/drivers/acpi/hardware/hwacpi.c
index de50fab..14e8111 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/hardware/hwacpi.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/hardware/hwacpi.c
@@ -65,13 +65,6 @@
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(hw_initialize);
 
-	/* We must have the ACPI tables by the time we get here */
-
-	if (!acpi_gbl_FADT) {
-		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "No FADT is present"));
-		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_ACPI_TABLES);
-	}
-
 	/* Sanity check the FADT for valid values */
 
 	status = acpi_ut_validate_fadt();
@@ -106,7 +99,7 @@
 	 * ACPI 2.0 clarified that if SMI_CMD in FADT is zero,
 	 * system does not support mode transition.
 	 */
-	if (!acpi_gbl_FADT->smi_cmd) {
+	if (!acpi_gbl_FADT.smi_command) {
 		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
 			    "No SMI_CMD in FADT, mode transition failed"));
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_HARDWARE_RESPONSE);
@@ -119,7 +112,7 @@
 	 * we make sure both the numbers are zero to determine these
 	 * transitions are not supported.
 	 */
-	if (!acpi_gbl_FADT->acpi_enable && !acpi_gbl_FADT->acpi_disable) {
+	if (!acpi_gbl_FADT.acpi_enable && !acpi_gbl_FADT.acpi_disable) {
 		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
 			    "No ACPI mode transition supported in this system (enable/disable both zero)"));
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
@@ -130,9 +123,8 @@
 
 		/* BIOS should have disabled ALL fixed and GP events */
 
-		status = acpi_os_write_port(acpi_gbl_FADT->smi_cmd,
-					    (u32) acpi_gbl_FADT->acpi_enable,
-					    8);
+		status = acpi_os_write_port(acpi_gbl_FADT.smi_command,
+					    (u32) acpi_gbl_FADT.acpi_enable, 8);
 		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
 				  "Attempting to enable ACPI mode\n"));
 		break;
@@ -143,8 +135,8 @@
 		 * BIOS should clear all fixed status bits and restore fixed event
 		 * enable bits to default
 		 */
-		status = acpi_os_write_port(acpi_gbl_FADT->smi_cmd,
-					    (u32) acpi_gbl_FADT->acpi_disable,
+		status = acpi_os_write_port(acpi_gbl_FADT.smi_command,
+					    (u32) acpi_gbl_FADT.acpi_disable,
 					    8);
 		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
 				  "Attempting to enable Legacy (non-ACPI) mode\n"));
@@ -204,7 +196,7 @@
 	 * ACPI 2.0 clarified that if SMI_CMD in FADT is zero,
 	 * system does not support mode transition.
 	 */
-	if (!acpi_gbl_FADT->smi_cmd) {
+	if (!acpi_gbl_FADT.smi_command) {
 		return_UINT32(ACPI_SYS_MODE_ACPI);
 	}