diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_extlog.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_extlog.c
index a99d4a6..0ad6f38 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_extlog.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_extlog.c
@@ -223,19 +223,16 @@
 	u64 cap;
 	int rc;
 
+	rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_MCG_CAP, cap);
+
+	if (!(cap & MCG_ELOG_P) || !extlog_get_l1addr())
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	if (get_edac_report_status() == EDAC_REPORTING_FORCE) {
 		pr_warn("Not loading eMCA, error reporting force-enabled through EDAC.\n");
 		return -EPERM;
 	}
 
-	rc = -ENODEV;
-	rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_MCG_CAP, cap);
-	if (!(cap & MCG_ELOG_P))
-		return rc;
-
-	if (!extlog_get_l1addr())
-		return rc;
-
 	rc = -EINVAL;
 	/* get L1 header to fetch necessary information */
 	l1_hdr_size = sizeof(struct extlog_l1_head);