1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c
index 538c61677c10..783f4c838aee 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c
@@ -100,9 +100,13 @@ acpi_evaluate_object_typed(acpi_handle handle,
                 free_buffer_on_error = TRUE;
         }
 
-        status = acpi_get_handle(handle, pathname, &target_handle);
-        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+        if (pathname) {
+                status = acpi_get_handle(handle, pathname, &target_handle);
+                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+                }
+        } else {
+                target_handle = handle;
         }
 
         full_pathname = acpi_ns_get_external_pathname(target_handle);