diff --git a/source/components/events/evregion.c b/source/components/events/evregion.c
index f2b2f227e6..375651a8be 100644
--- a/source/components/events/evregion.c
+++ b/source/components/events/evregion.c
@@ -623,6 +623,58 @@ AcpiEvAttachRegion (
 }
 
 
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    AcpiEvAssociateRegMethod
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  RegionObj           - Region object
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Find and associate _REG method to a region
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+void
+AcpiEvAssociateRegMethod (
+    ACPI_OPERAND_OBJECT     *RegionObj)
+{
+    ACPI_NAME               *RegNamePtr = (ACPI_NAME *) METHOD_NAME__REG;
+    ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *MethodNode;
+    ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *Node;
+    ACPI_OPERAND_OBJECT     *RegionObj2;
+    ACPI_STATUS             Status;
+
+
+    ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE (EvAssociateRegMethod);
+
+
+    RegionObj2 = AcpiNsGetSecondaryObject (RegionObj);
+    if (!RegionObj2)
+    {
+        return_VOID;
+    }
+
+    Node = RegionObj->Region.Node->Parent;
+
+    /* Find any "_REG" method associated with this region definition */
+
+    Status = AcpiNsSearchOneScope (
+        *RegNamePtr, Node, ACPI_TYPE_METHOD, &MethodNode);
+    if (ACPI_SUCCESS (Status))
+    {
+        /*
+         * The _REG method is optional and there can be only one per region
+         * definition. This will be executed when the handler is attached
+         * or removed
+         */
+        RegionObj2->Extra.Method_REG = MethodNode;
+    }
+
+    return_VOID;
+}
+
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    AcpiEvExecuteRegMethod
diff --git a/source/components/events/evrgnini.c b/source/components/events/evrgnini.c
index c935526871..63479e749c 100644
--- a/source/components/events/evrgnini.c
+++ b/source/components/events/evrgnini.c
@@ -639,9 +639,6 @@ AcpiEvInitializeRegion (
     ACPI_ADR_SPACE_TYPE     SpaceId;
     ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *Node;
     ACPI_STATUS             Status;
-    ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *MethodNode;
-    ACPI_NAME               *RegNamePtr = (ACPI_NAME *) METHOD_NAME__REG;
-    ACPI_OPERAND_OBJECT     *RegionObj2;
 
 
     ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_U32 (EvInitializeRegion, AcpiNsLocked);
@@ -657,36 +654,12 @@ AcpiEvInitializeRegion (
         return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_OK);
     }
 
-    RegionObj2 = AcpiNsGetSecondaryObject (RegionObj);
-    if (!RegionObj2)
-    {
-        return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_NOT_EXIST);
-    }
+    AcpiEvAssociateRegMethod (RegionObj);
+    RegionObj->Common.Flags |= AOPOBJ_OBJECT_INITIALIZED;
 
     Node = RegionObj->Region.Node->Parent;
     SpaceId = RegionObj->Region.SpaceId;
 
-    /* Setup defaults */
-
-    RegionObj->Region.Handler = NULL;
-    RegionObj2->Extra.Method_REG = NULL;
-    RegionObj->Common.Flags &= ~(AOPOBJ_SETUP_COMPLETE);
-    RegionObj->Common.Flags |= AOPOBJ_OBJECT_INITIALIZED;
-
-    /* Find any "_REG" method associated with this region definition */
-
-    Status = AcpiNsSearchOneScope (
-        *RegNamePtr, Node, ACPI_TYPE_METHOD, &MethodNode);
-    if (ACPI_SUCCESS (Status))
-    {
-        /*
-         * The _REG method is optional and there can be only one per region
-         * definition. This will be executed when the handler is attached
-         * or removed
-         */
-        RegionObj2->Extra.Method_REG = MethodNode;
-    }
-
     /*
      * The following loop depends upon the root Node having no parent
      * ie: AcpiGbl_RootNode->Parent being set to NULL
diff --git a/source/components/executer/excreate.c b/source/components/executer/excreate.c
index fc369564f3..ac99e77e3d 100644
--- a/source/components/executer/excreate.c
+++ b/source/components/executer/excreate.c
@@ -423,9 +423,10 @@ AcpiExCreateRegion (
      * Remember location in AML stream of address & length
      * operands since they need to be evaluated at run time.
      */
-    RegionObj2 = ObjDesc->Common.NextObject;
+    RegionObj2 = AcpiNsGetSecondaryObject (ObjDesc);
     RegionObj2->Extra.AmlStart = AmlStart;
     RegionObj2->Extra.AmlLength = AmlLength;
+    RegionObj2->Extra.Method_REG = NULL;
     if (WalkState->ScopeInfo)
     {
         RegionObj2->Extra.ScopeNode = WalkState->ScopeInfo->Scope.Node;
@@ -441,6 +442,9 @@ AcpiExCreateRegion (
     ObjDesc->Region.Address = 0;
     ObjDesc->Region.Length = 0;
     ObjDesc->Region.Node = Node;
+    ObjDesc->Region.Handler = NULL;
+    ObjDesc->Common.Flags &=
+        ~(AOPOBJ_SETUP_COMPLETE | AOPOBJ_OBJECT_INITIALIZED);
 
     /* Install the new region object in the parent Node */
 
diff --git a/source/include/acevents.h b/source/include/acevents.h
index 2b034c6753..b26e9df0c6 100644
--- a/source/include/acevents.h
+++ b/source/include/acevents.h
@@ -344,6 +344,10 @@ AcpiEvDetachRegion (
     ACPI_OPERAND_OBJECT     *RegionObj,
     BOOLEAN                 AcpiNsIsLocked);
 
+void
+AcpiEvAssociateRegMethod (
+    ACPI_OPERAND_OBJECT     *RegionObj);
+
 ACPI_STATUS
 AcpiEvExecuteRegMethods (
     ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *Node,