1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utobject.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utobject.c
index 76ee766c84f9..e08b3fa6639f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utobject.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utobject.c
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ acpi_ut_get_simple_object_size(union acpi_operand_object *internal_object,
          * element -- which is legal)
          */
         if (!internal_object) {
-                *obj_length = 0;
+                *obj_length = sizeof(union acpi_object);
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
         }