1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utdelete.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utdelete.c
index dcb34f805714..6a763cd85f8c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utdelete.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utdelete.c
@@ -524,10 +524,12 @@ acpi_ut_update_object_reference(union acpi_operand_object *object, u16 action)
 
                 case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE:
                         /*
-                         * The target of an Index (a package, string, or buffer) must track
-                         * changes to the ref count of the index.
+                         * The target of an Index (a package, string, or buffer) or a named
+                         * reference must track changes to the ref count of the index or
+                         * target object.
                          */
-                        if (object->reference.opcode == AML_INDEX_OP) {
+                        if ((object->reference.opcode == AML_INDEX_OP) ||
+                            (object->reference.opcode == AML_INT_NAMEPATH_OP)) {
                                 next_object = object->reference.object;
                         }
                         break;