1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utprint.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utprint.c
index 10311648f701..080e22aaba15 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utprint.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utprint.c
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ static char *acpi_ut_format_number(char *string,
                                    u64 number,
                                    u8 base, s32 width, s32 precision, u8 type)
 {
+        char *pos;
         char sign;
         char zero;
         u8 need_prefix;
@@ -289,9 +290,8 @@ static char *acpi_ut_format_number(char *string,
 
         /* Generate full string in reverse order */
 
-        i = ACPI_PTR_DIFF(acpi_ut_put_number
-                          (reversed_string, number, base, upper),
-                          reversed_string);
+        pos = acpi_ut_put_number(reversed_string, number, base, upper);
+        i = ACPI_PTR_DIFF(pos, reversed_string);
 
         /* Printing 100 using %2d gives "100", not "00" */