diff --git a/src/acpi/acpi.c b/src/acpi/acpi.c
index fefa7bf7ec..a69cdb6219 100644
--- a/src/acpi/acpi.c
+++ b/src/acpi/acpi.c
@@ -1242,13 +1242,16 @@ void acpi_create_fadt(acpi_fadt_t *fadt, acpi_facs_t *facs, void *dsdt)
 	header->asl_compiler_revision = asl_revision;
 
 	fadt->firmware_ctrl = (unsigned long) facs;
-	fadt->dsdt = (unsigned long) dsdt;
-
 	fadt->x_firmware_ctl_l = (unsigned long)facs;
 	fadt->x_firmware_ctl_h = 0;
+
+	fadt->dsdt = (unsigned long) dsdt;
 	fadt->x_dsdt_l = (unsigned long)dsdt;
 	fadt->x_dsdt_h = 0;
 
+	/* should be 0 ACPI 3.0 */
+	fadt->reserved = 0;
+
 	if (CONFIG(SYSTEM_TYPE_CONVERTIBLE) ||
 	    CONFIG(SYSTEM_TYPE_LAPTOP))
 		fadt->preferred_pm_profile = PM_MOBILE;
diff --git a/src/southbridge/intel/bd82x6x/lpc.c b/src/southbridge/intel/bd82x6x/lpc.c
index 691db62cbe..bdaca57829 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/intel/bd82x6x/lpc.c
+++ b/src/southbridge/intel/bd82x6x/lpc.c
@@ -694,7 +694,6 @@ void acpi_fill_fadt(acpi_fadt_t *fadt)
 	u16 pmbase = pci_read_config16(dev, 0x40) & 0xfffe;
 	int c2_latency;
 
-	fadt->reserved = 0;
 
 	fadt->sci_int = 0x9;
 
diff --git a/src/southbridge/intel/i82801gx/lpc.c b/src/southbridge/intel/i82801gx/lpc.c
index 0bfe8eb52f..58f93bdadd 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/intel/i82801gx/lpc.c
+++ b/src/southbridge/intel/i82801gx/lpc.c
@@ -519,7 +519,6 @@ void acpi_fill_fadt(acpi_fadt_t *fadt)
 	fadt->mon_alrm = 0x00;
 	fadt->century = 0x32;
 
-	fadt->reserved = 0;
 	fadt->sci_int = 0x9;
 
 	if (permanent_smi_handler()) {
diff --git a/src/southbridge/intel/i82801jx/lpc.c b/src/southbridge/intel/i82801jx/lpc.c
index f2c9afa7fa..3be492df21 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/intel/i82801jx/lpc.c
+++ b/src/southbridge/intel/i82801jx/lpc.c
@@ -530,7 +530,6 @@ void acpi_fill_fadt(acpi_fadt_t *fadt)
 	fadt->mon_alrm = 0x00;
 	fadt->century = 0x32;
 
-	fadt->reserved = 0;
 	fadt->sci_int = 0x9;
 
 	if (permanent_smi_handler()) {
diff --git a/src/southbridge/intel/ibexpeak/lpc.c b/src/southbridge/intel/ibexpeak/lpc.c
index f8926dc302..e741fcf305 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/intel/ibexpeak/lpc.c
+++ b/src/southbridge/intel/ibexpeak/lpc.c
@@ -588,7 +588,6 @@ void acpi_fill_fadt(acpi_fadt_t *fadt)
 	u16 pmbase = pci_read_config16(dev, 0x40) & 0xfffe;
 	int c2_latency;
 
-	fadt->reserved = 0;
 
 	fadt->sci_int = 0x9;