diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index f3c2fdd2..f365b38a 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Unreleased
 
+- Uefi: Look for an ACPI2 RSDP first ([#174](https://github.com/rust-osdev/bootloader/pull/174))
+
 # 0.10.5 – 2021-05-21
 
 - Fix build on latest Rust nightlies by updating `uefi-rs` dependency ([#170](https://github.com/rust-osdev/bootloader/pull/170))
diff --git a/src/bin/uefi.rs b/src/bin/uefi.rs
index c2ecc4a3..2a398383 100644
--- a/src/bin/uefi.rs
+++ b/src/bin/uefi.rs
@@ -59,9 +59,12 @@ fn efi_main(image: Handle, st: SystemTable<Boot>) -> Status {
         rsdp_addr: {
             use uefi::table::cfg;
             let mut config_entries = system_table.config_table().iter();
-            config_entries
-                .find(|entry| matches!(entry.guid, cfg::ACPI_GUID | cfg::ACPI2_GUID))
-                .map(|entry| PhysAddr::new(entry.address as u64))
+            // look for an ACPI2 RSDP first
+            let acpi2_rsdp = config_entries.find(|entry| matches!(entry.guid, cfg::ACPI2_GUID));
+            // if no ACPI2 RSDP is found, look for a ACPI1 RSDP
+            let rsdp = acpi2_rsdp
+                .or_else(|| config_entries.find(|entry| matches!(entry.guid, cfg::ACPI_GUID)));
+            rsdp.map(|entry| PhysAddr::new(entry.address as u64))
         },
     };