diff --git a/drivers/acpi/apei/einj.c b/drivers/acpi/apei/einj.c
index 133156759551..c281d5b339d3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/apei/einj.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/einj.c
@@ -544,6 +544,8 @@ static int einj_error_inject(u32 type, u32 flags, u64 param1, u64 param2,
 	    ((region_intersects(base_addr, size, IORESOURCE_SYSTEM_RAM, IORES_DESC_NONE)
 				!= REGION_INTERSECTS) &&
 	     (region_intersects(base_addr, size, IORESOURCE_MEM, IORES_DESC_PERSISTENT_MEMORY)
+				!= REGION_INTERSECTS) &&
+	     (region_intersects(base_addr, size, IORESOURCE_MEM, IORES_DESC_SOFT_RESERVED)
 				!= REGION_INTERSECTS)))
 		return -EINVAL;