diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbinput.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbinput.c
index f8cddd6..0480254 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbinput.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbinput.c
@@ -1074,6 +1074,7 @@
 		 * re-creating the semaphores!
 		 */
 
+		acpi_gbl_db_terminate_loop = TRUE;
 		/*  acpi_initialize (NULL); */
 		break;
 
@@ -1151,7 +1152,7 @@
 	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
 	acpi_status Mstatus;
 
-	while (status != AE_CTRL_TERMINATE) {
+	while (status != AE_CTRL_TERMINATE && !acpi_gbl_db_terminate_loop) {
 		acpi_gbl_method_executing = FALSE;
 		acpi_gbl_step_to_next_call = FALSE;
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utinit.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utinit.c
index d8699df..ccd0745 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utinit.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utinit.c
@@ -282,6 +282,19 @@
 {
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ut_subsystem_shutdown);
 
+	/* Just exit if subsystem is already shutdown */
+
+	if (acpi_gbl_shutdown) {
+		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "ACPI Subsystem is already terminated"));
+		return_VOID;
+	}
+
+	/* Subsystem appears active, go ahead and shut it down */
+
+	acpi_gbl_shutdown = TRUE;
+	acpi_gbl_startup_flags = 0;
+	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO, "Shutting down ACPI Subsystem\n"));
+
 #ifndef ACPI_ASL_COMPILER
 
 	/* Close the acpi_event Handling */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxface.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxface.c
index f183daf..a6b0eb0 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxface.c
@@ -67,19 +67,6 @@
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(acpi_terminate);
 
-	/* Just exit if subsystem is already shutdown */
-
-	if (acpi_gbl_shutdown) {
-		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "ACPI Subsystem is already terminated"));
-		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
-	}
-
-	/* Subsystem appears active, go ahead and shut it down */
-
-	acpi_gbl_shutdown = TRUE;
-	acpi_gbl_startup_flags = 0;
-	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO, "Shutting down ACPI Subsystem\n"));
-
 	/* Shutdown and free all resources */
 
 	acpi_ut_subsystem_shutdown();