diff --git a/drivers/acpi/video.c b/drivers/acpi/video.c
index 7fe3aee5389a88131a497d417201108075ec1079..7e70edb555322794df4121f83d6fa94b2d4cf4fc 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/video.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/video.c
@@ -1928,6 +1928,17 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_video_unregister);
 
 static int __init acpi_video_init(void)
 {
+	/*
+	 * Let the module load even if ACPI is disabled (e.g. due to
+	 * a broken BIOS) so that i915.ko can still be loaded on such
+	 * old systems without an AcpiOpRegion.
+	 *
+	 * acpi_video_register() will report -ENODEV later as well due
+	 * to acpi_disabled when i915.ko tries to register itself afterwards.
+	 */
+	if (acpi_disabled)
+		return 0;
+
 	dmi_check_system(video_dmi_table);
 
 	if (intel_opregion_present())