diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
index 8f6da9a..2c543b4 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
@@ -316,6 +316,17 @@
 		pr->power.states[ACPI_STATE_C2].address = 0;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * FADT supplied C3 latency must be less than or equal to
+	 * 1000 microseconds.
+	 */
+	if (acpi_gbl_FADT.C3latency > ACPI_PROCESSOR_MAX_C3_LATENCY) {
+		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
+			"C3 latency too large [%d]\n", acpi_gbl_FADT.C3latency));
+		/* invalidate C3 */
+		pr->power.states[ACPI_STATE_C3].address = 0;
+	}
+
 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
 			  "lvl2[0x%08x] lvl3[0x%08x]\n",
 			  pr->power.states[ACPI_STATE_C2].address,
@@ -533,16 +544,6 @@
 		return;
 
 	/*
-	 * C3 latency must be less than or equal to 1000
-	 * microseconds.
-	 */
-	else if (cx->latency > ACPI_PROCESSOR_MAX_C3_LATENCY) {
-		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
-				  "latency too large [%d]\n", cx->latency));
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/*
 	 * PIIX4 Erratum #18: We don't support C3 when Type-F (fast)
 	 * DMA transfers are used by any ISA device to avoid livelock.
 	 * Note that we could disable Type-F DMA (as recommended by