diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbinstal.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbinstal.c
index 93a99ef034258..d3e1db225cb2d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbinstal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbinstal.c
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ acpi_tb_add_table(struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc, u32 *table_index)
 	if (!table_desc->pointer) {
 		status = acpi_tb_validate_table(table_desc);
 		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status) || !table_desc->pointer) {
+			acpi_tb_invalidate_table(table_desc);
 			return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 		}
 	}