diff --git a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
index 473241b5193f..596e96d3b3bd 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ config ACPI_SBS
 	  the modules will be called sbs and sbshc.
 
 config ACPI_HED
-	tristate "Hardware Error Device"
+	bool "Hardware Error Device"
 	help
 	  This driver supports the Hardware Error Device (PNP0C33),
 	  which is used to report some hardware errors notified via
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/hed.c b/drivers/acpi/hed.c
index 60a2939cde6c..e8e9b1ac06b8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/hed.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/hed.c
@@ -72,7 +72,12 @@ static struct acpi_driver acpi_hed_driver = {
 		.notify = acpi_hed_notify,
 	},
 };
-module_acpi_driver(acpi_hed_driver);
+
+static int __init acpi_hed_driver_init(void)
+{
+	return acpi_bus_register_driver(&acpi_hed_driver);
+}
+subsys_initcall(acpi_hed_driver_init);
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Huang Ying");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ACPI Hardware Error Device Driver");