diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ec.c b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
index 02255795b800..e7793ee9e649 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
@@ -1482,13 +1482,14 @@ static bool install_gpio_irq_event_handler(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 static int ec_install_handlers(struct acpi_ec *ec, struct acpi_device *device,
 			       bool call_reg)
 {
+	acpi_handle scope_handle = ec == first_ec ? ACPI_ROOT_OBJECT : ec->handle;
 	acpi_status status;
 
 	acpi_ec_start(ec, false);
 
 	if (!test_bit(EC_FLAGS_EC_HANDLER_INSTALLED, &ec->flags)) {
 		acpi_ec_enter_noirq(ec);
-		status = acpi_install_address_space_handler_no_reg(ec->handle,
+		status = acpi_install_address_space_handler_no_reg(scope_handle,
 								   ACPI_ADR_SPACE_EC,
 								   &acpi_ec_space_handler,
 								   NULL, ec);
@@ -1497,11 +1498,10 @@ static int ec_install_handlers(struct acpi_ec *ec, struct acpi_device *device,
 			return -ENODEV;
 		}
 		set_bit(EC_FLAGS_EC_HANDLER_INSTALLED, &ec->flags);
-		ec->address_space_handler_holder = ec->handle;
 	}
 
 	if (call_reg && !test_bit(EC_FLAGS_EC_REG_CALLED, &ec->flags)) {
-		acpi_execute_reg_methods(ec->handle, ACPI_ADR_SPACE_EC);
+		acpi_execute_reg_methods(scope_handle, ACPI_ADR_SPACE_EC);
 		set_bit(EC_FLAGS_EC_REG_CALLED, &ec->flags);
 	}
 
@@ -1553,10 +1553,13 @@ static int ec_install_handlers(struct acpi_ec *ec, struct acpi_device *device,
 
 static void ec_remove_handlers(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 {
+	acpi_handle scope_handle = ec == first_ec ? ACPI_ROOT_OBJECT : ec->handle;
+
 	if (test_bit(EC_FLAGS_EC_HANDLER_INSTALLED, &ec->flags)) {
 		if (ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_remove_address_space_handler(
-					ec->address_space_handler_holder,
-					ACPI_ADR_SPACE_EC, &acpi_ec_space_handler)))
+						scope_handle,
+						ACPI_ADR_SPACE_EC,
+						&acpi_ec_space_handler)))
 			pr_err("failed to remove space handler\n");
 		clear_bit(EC_FLAGS_EC_HANDLER_INSTALLED, &ec->flags);
 	}
@@ -1595,14 +1598,18 @@ static int acpi_ec_setup(struct acpi_ec *ec, struct acpi_device *device, bool ca
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = ec_install_handlers(ec, device, call_reg);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	/* First EC capable of handling transactions */
 	if (!first_ec)
 		first_ec = ec;
 
+	ret = ec_install_handlers(ec, device, call_reg);
+	if (ret) {
+		if (ec == first_ec)
+			first_ec = NULL;
+
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	pr_info("EC_CMD/EC_SC=0x%lx, EC_DATA=0x%lx\n", ec->command_addr,
 		ec->data_addr);
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/internal.h b/drivers/acpi/internal.h
index 60c483836756..2a0e9fc7b74c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/internal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/internal.h
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ enum acpi_ec_event_state {
 
 struct acpi_ec {
 	acpi_handle handle;
-	acpi_handle address_space_handler_holder;
 	int gpe;
 	int irq;
 	unsigned long command_addr;