1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nssearch.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nssearch.c
index 5d43efc53a61..47420faef073 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nssearch.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nssearch.c
@@ -381,7 +381,8 @@ acpi_ns_search_and_enter(u32 target_name,
 
         /* Node is an object defined by an External() statement */
 
-        if (flags & ACPI_NS_EXTERNAL) {
+        if (flags & ACPI_NS_EXTERNAL ||
+            (walk_state && walk_state->opcode == AML_SCOPE_OP)) {
                 new_node->flags |= ANOBJ_IS_EXTERNAL;
         }
 #endif