diff --git a/drivers/acpi/apei/apei-internal.h b/drivers/acpi/apei/apei-internal.h
index ef0581f..f286cf7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/apei/apei-internal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/apei-internal.h
@@ -50,7 +50,18 @@
 	return ctx->value;
 }
 
-int apei_exec_run(struct apei_exec_context *ctx, u8 action);
+int __apei_exec_run(struct apei_exec_context *ctx, u8 action, bool optional);
+
+static inline int apei_exec_run(struct apei_exec_context *ctx, u8 action)
+{
+	return __apei_exec_run(ctx, action, 0);
+}
+
+/* It is optional whether the firmware provides the action */
+static inline int apei_exec_run_optional(struct apei_exec_context *ctx, u8 action)
+{
+	return __apei_exec_run(ctx, action, 1);
+}
 
 /* Common instruction implementation */