diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/cpu.c b/arch/x86/cpu/cpu.c
index c9fc7e4ebf10aaa7a06400dfdd72b280522571b6..dfe624f54a52872007eaa5356729cad1b0152155 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/cpu.c
@@ -208,10 +208,10 @@ int last_stage_init(void)
 	board_final_cleanup();
 
 #if CONFIG_HAVE_ACPI_RESUME
-	void *wake_vector = acpi_find_wakeup_vector();
+	struct acpi_fadt *fadt = acpi_find_fadt();
 
-	if (wake_vector != NULL && gd->arch.prev_sleep_state == ACPI_S3)
-		acpi_resume(wake_vector);
+	if (fadt != NULL && gd->arch.prev_sleep_state == ACPI_S3)
+		acpi_resume(fadt);
 #endif
 
 	write_tables();
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/acpi_s3.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/acpi_s3.h
index b8d14f470d2fd4be503fc62bc8b78067a037fd31..1ad20f4fcbbfa4520144f4a0f3bae95e0876d012 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/acpi_s3.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/acpi_s3.h
@@ -99,15 +99,16 @@ enum acpi_sleep_state chipset_prev_sleep_state(void);
  */
 void chipset_clear_sleep_state(void);
 
+struct acpi_fadt;
 /**
  * acpi_resume() - Do ACPI S3 resume
  *
  * This calls U-Boot wake up assembly stub and jumps to OS's wake up vector.
  *
- * @wake_vec:	OS wake up vector
+ * @fadt:	FADT table pointer in the ACPI table
  * @return:	Never returns
  */
-void acpi_resume(void *wake_vec);
+void acpi_resume(struct acpi_fadt *fadt);
 
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/acpi_table.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/acpi_table.h
index e96409b860ed84d3c951b593d5c4252202fe4b9c..dd7a946b6c44c6b09fb66ae8133cffd210b50afd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/acpi_table.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/acpi_table.h
@@ -327,6 +327,15 @@ void acpi_create_gnvs(struct acpi_global_nvs *gnvs);
 void enter_acpi_mode(int pm1_cnt);
 ulong write_acpi_tables(ulong start);
 
+/**
+ * acpi_find_fadt() - find ACPI FADT table in the sytem memory
+ *
+ * This routine parses the ACPI table to locate the ACPI FADT table.
+ *
+ * @return:	a pointer to the ACPI FADT table in the system memory
+ */
+struct acpi_fadt *acpi_find_fadt(void);
+
 /**
  * acpi_find_wakeup_vector() - find OS installed wake up vector address
  *
@@ -335,4 +344,4 @@ ulong write_acpi_tables(ulong start);
  *
  * @return:	wake up vector address installed by the OS
  */
-void *acpi_find_wakeup_vector(void);
+void *acpi_find_wakeup_vector(struct acpi_fadt *);
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/acpi_s3.c b/arch/x86/lib/acpi_s3.c
index f679c06deb89e051a425a3e5d89a3cc3065a07d6..e5cc3b07664984845e0c61da1ac973de608c3970 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/acpi_s3.c
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/acpi_s3.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <common.h>
 #include <asm/acpi_s3.h>
+#include <asm/acpi_table.h>
 #include <asm/post.h>
 
 static void asmlinkage (*acpi_do_wakeup)(void *vector) = (void *)WAKEUP_BASE;
@@ -19,8 +20,12 @@ static void acpi_jump_to_wakeup(void *vector)
 	acpi_do_wakeup(vector);
 }
 
-void acpi_resume(void *wake_vec)
+void acpi_resume(struct acpi_fadt *fadt)
 {
+	void *wake_vec;
+
+	wake_vec = acpi_find_wakeup_vector(fadt);
+
 	post_code(POST_OS_RESUME);
 	acpi_jump_to_wakeup(wake_vec);
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/acpi_table.c b/arch/x86/lib/acpi_table.c
index 87a71ca492f69ca7d91d91e75fa0c50a29e1c43c..01d5b6fff09329bf6a741d50a1e4fcde1d7f7a20 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/acpi_table.c
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/acpi_table.c
@@ -460,18 +460,14 @@ static struct acpi_rsdp *acpi_valid_rsdp(struct acpi_rsdp *rsdp)
 	return rsdp;
 }
 
-void *acpi_find_wakeup_vector(void)
+struct acpi_fadt *acpi_find_fadt(void)
 {
 	char *p, *end;
 	struct acpi_rsdp *rsdp = NULL;
 	struct acpi_rsdt *rsdt;
 	struct acpi_fadt *fadt = NULL;
-	struct acpi_facs *facs;
-	void *wake_vec;
 	int i;
 
-	debug("Trying to find the wakeup vector...\n");
-
 	/* Find RSDP */
 	for (p = (char *)ROM_TABLE_ADDR; p < (char *)ROM_TABLE_END; p += 16) {
 		rsdp = acpi_valid_rsdp((struct acpi_rsdp *)p);
@@ -499,6 +495,16 @@ void *acpi_find_wakeup_vector(void)
 		return NULL;
 
 	debug("FADT found at %p\n", fadt);
+	return fadt;
+}
+
+void *acpi_find_wakeup_vector(struct acpi_fadt *fadt)
+{
+	struct acpi_facs *facs;
+	void *wake_vec;
+
+	debug("Trying to find the wakeup vector...\n");
+
 	facs = (struct acpi_facs *)fadt->firmware_ctrl;
 
 	if (facs == NULL) {