diff --git a/drivers/acpi/sysfs.c b/drivers/acpi/sysfs.c
index 703c993888b2..c88d4bdf2165 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/sysfs.c
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_sysfs_table_handler(u32 event, void *table, void *context)
 	struct acpi_table_attr *table_attr;
 
 	switch (event) {
-	case ACPI_TABLE_EVENT_LOAD:
+	case ACPI_TABLE_EVENT_INSTALL:
 		table_attr =
 		    kzalloc(sizeof(struct acpi_table_attr), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!table_attr)
@@ -397,7 +397,9 @@ acpi_status acpi_sysfs_table_handler(u32 event, void *table, void *context)
 		} else
 			list_add_tail(&table_attr->node, &acpi_table_attr_list);
 		break;
+	case ACPI_TABLE_EVENT_LOAD:
 	case ACPI_TABLE_EVENT_UNLOAD:
+	case ACPI_TABLE_EVENT_UNINSTALL:
 		/*
 		 * we do not need to do anything right now
 		 * because the table is not deleted from the