diff --git a/include/acpi/acconfig.h b/include/acpi/acconfig.h
index d98c67001840..3ea214cff349 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acconfig.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acconfig.h
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@
  * Should the subsystem abort the loading of an ACPI table if the
  * table checksum is incorrect?
  */
+#ifndef ACPI_CHECKSUM_ABORT
 #define ACPI_CHECKSUM_ABORT             FALSE
+#endif
 
 /*
  * Generate a version of ACPICA that only supports "reduced hardware"