diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/excreate.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/excreate.c
index 8a06dc5..c66562b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/excreate.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/excreate.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  aml_start           - Pointer to the region declaration AML
  *              aml_length          - Max length of the declaration AML
- *              region_space        - space_iD for the region
+ *              space_id            - Address space ID for the region
  *              walk_state          - Current state
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
 acpi_status
 acpi_ex_create_region(u8 * aml_start,
 		      u32 aml_length,
-		      u8 region_space, struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
+		      u8 space_id, struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 {
 	acpi_status status;
 	union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc;
@@ -304,16 +304,19 @@
 	 * Space ID must be one of the predefined IDs, or in the user-defined
 	 * range
 	 */
-	if ((region_space >= ACPI_NUM_PREDEFINED_REGIONS) &&
-	    (region_space < ACPI_USER_REGION_BEGIN) &&
-	    (region_space != ACPI_ADR_SPACE_DATA_TABLE)) {
-		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Invalid AddressSpace type 0x%X",
-			    region_space));
-		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_INVALID_SPACE_ID);
+	if (!acpi_is_valid_space_id(space_id)) {
+		/*
+		 * Print an error message, but continue. We don't want to abort
+		 * a table load for this exception. Instead, if the region is
+		 * actually used at runtime, abort the executing method.
+		 */
+		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+			    "Invalid/unknown Address Space ID: 0x%2.2X",
+			    space_id));
 	}
 
 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_LOAD, "Region Type - %s (0x%X)\n",
-			  acpi_ut_get_region_name(region_space), region_space));
+			  acpi_ut_get_region_name(space_id), space_id));
 
 	/* Create the region descriptor */
 
@@ -339,7 +342,7 @@
 
 	/* Init the region from the operands */
 
-	obj_desc->region.space_id = region_space;
+	obj_desc->region.space_id = space_id;
 	obj_desc->region.address = 0;
 	obj_desc->region.length = 0;
 	obj_desc->region.node = node;