diff --git a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
index e17e0ee8f842..327386f3cf33 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
@@ -1537,16 +1537,25 @@ static struct acpi_platform_list plat_list[] = {
 	{ } /* End */
 };
 
-struct list_head *ghes_get_devices(void)
+bool ghes_edac_preferred(void)
 {
 	int idx = -1;
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86)) {
 		idx = acpi_match_platform_list(plat_list);
 		if (idx < 0 && !ghes_edac_force)
-			return NULL;
+			return false;
 	}
 
+	return true;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ghes_edac_preferred);
+
+struct list_head *ghes_get_devices(void)
+{
+	if (!ghes_edac_preferred())
+		return NULL;
+
 	return &ghes_devs;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ghes_get_devices);
diff --git a/drivers/edac/amd64_edac.c b/drivers/edac/amd64_edac.c
index 2f854feeeb23..5314a934c2bf 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/amd64_edac.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/amd64_edac.c
@@ -4329,6 +4329,9 @@ static int __init amd64_edac_init(void)
 	int err = -ENODEV;
 	int i;
 
+	if (ghes_edac_preferred())
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	owner = edac_get_owner();
 	if (owner && strncmp(owner, EDAC_MOD_STR, sizeof(EDAC_MOD_STR)))
 		return -EBUSY;
diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_module.h b/drivers/edac/edac_module.h
index 96f6de0c8ff6..3826f82de487 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_module.h
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_module.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #ifndef	__EDAC_MODULE_H__
 #define	__EDAC_MODULE_H__
 
+#include <acpi/ghes.h>
 #include "edac_mc.h"
 #include "edac_pci.h"
 #include "edac_device.h"
diff --git a/drivers/edac/i10nm_base.c b/drivers/edac/i10nm_base.c
index 6cf50ee0b77c..691df9b51622 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/i10nm_base.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/i10nm_base.c
@@ -548,6 +548,9 @@ static int __init i10nm_init(void)
 
 	edac_dbg(2, "\n");
 
+	if (ghes_edac_preferred())
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	owner = edac_get_owner();
 	if (owner && strncmp(owner, EDAC_MOD_STR, sizeof(EDAC_MOD_STR)))
 		return -EBUSY;
diff --git a/drivers/edac/igen6_edac.c b/drivers/edac/igen6_edac.c
index a07bbfd075d0..4ac6d0c533ec 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/igen6_edac.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/igen6_edac.c
@@ -1271,6 +1271,9 @@ static int __init igen6_init(void)
 
 	edac_dbg(2, "\n");
 
+	if (ghes_edac_preferred())
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	owner = edac_get_owner();
 	if (owner && strncmp(owner, EDAC_MOD_STR, sizeof(EDAC_MOD_STR)))
 		return -ENODEV;
diff --git a/drivers/edac/pnd2_edac.c b/drivers/edac/pnd2_edac.c
index a20b299f1202..4ddc43e6c420 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/pnd2_edac.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/pnd2_edac.c
@@ -1528,6 +1528,9 @@ static int __init pnd2_init(void)
 
 	edac_dbg(2, "\n");
 
+	if (ghes_edac_preferred())
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	owner = edac_get_owner();
 	if (owner && strncmp(owner, EDAC_MOD_STR, sizeof(EDAC_MOD_STR)))
 		return -EBUSY;
diff --git a/drivers/edac/sb_edac.c b/drivers/edac/sb_edac.c
index 9678ab97c7ac..3ff604a5e95a 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/sb_edac.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/sb_edac.c
@@ -3506,6 +3506,9 @@ static int __init sbridge_init(void)
 
 	edac_dbg(2, "\n");
 
+	if (ghes_edac_preferred())
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	owner = edac_get_owner();
 	if (owner && strncmp(owner, EDAC_MOD_STR, sizeof(EDAC_MOD_STR)))
 		return -EBUSY;
diff --git a/drivers/edac/skx_base.c b/drivers/edac/skx_base.c
index 1abc020d49ab..286370728552 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/skx_base.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/skx_base.c
@@ -653,6 +653,9 @@ static int __init skx_init(void)
 
 	edac_dbg(2, "\n");
 
+	if (ghes_edac_preferred())
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	owner = edac_get_owner();
 	if (owner && strncmp(owner, EDAC_MOD_STR, sizeof(EDAC_MOD_STR)))
 		return -EBUSY;
diff --git a/include/acpi/ghes.h b/include/acpi/ghes.h
index e29327ee0b83..1c47018a1e43 100644
--- a/include/acpi/ghes.h
+++ b/include/acpi/ghes.h
@@ -73,9 +73,11 @@ int ghes_register_vendor_record_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 void ghes_unregister_vendor_record_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
 
 struct list_head *ghes_get_devices(void);
+bool ghes_edac_preferred(void);
 extern bool ghes_edac_force;
 #else
 static inline struct list_head *ghes_get_devices(void) { return NULL; }
+static bool ghes_edac_preferred(void) { return false; }
 static bool ghes_edac_force;
 #endif
 
