diff --git a/Kernel/Devices/HID/HIDManagement.cpp b/Kernel/Devices/HID/HIDManagement.cpp
index faa9b6753c..da0ca75f6b 100644
--- a/Kernel/Devices/HID/HIDManagement.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Devices/HID/HIDManagement.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,9 @@ UNMAP_AFTER_INIT void HIDManagement::enumerate()
     // emulation of the PS/2 controller if it was set by the BIOS.
     // If ACPI indicates we have an i8042 controller and the USB controller was
     // set to emulate PS/2, we should not initialize the PS/2 controller.
-    if (!ACPI::Parser::the()->have_8042() || kernel_command_line().disable_ps2_controller())
+    if (kernel_command_line().disable_ps2_controller())
+        return;
+    if (ACPI::Parser::the() && !ACPI::Parser::the()->have_8042())
         return;
     m_i8042_controller = I8042Controller::initialize();
     m_i8042_controller->detect_devices();