2 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
index b8d38117a20c..90e846f985fa 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
@@ -138,6 +138,12 @@ u8 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(acpi_gbl_disable_auto_repair, FALSE);
  */
 u8 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(acpi_gbl_disable_ssdt_table_load, FALSE);
 
+/*
+ * We keep track of the latest version of Windows that has been requested by
+ * the BIOS.
+ */
+u8 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(acpi_gbl_osi_data, 0);
+
 /* acpi_gbl_FADT is a local copy of the FADT, converted to a common format. */
 
 struct acpi_table_fadt acpi_gbl_FADT;
@@ -285,7 +291,6 @@ ACPI_EXTERN u8 acpi_gbl_debugger_configuration;
 ACPI_EXTERN u8 acpi_gbl_step_to_next_call;
 ACPI_EXTERN u8 acpi_gbl_acpi_hardware_present;
 ACPI_EXTERN u8 acpi_gbl_events_initialized;
-ACPI_EXTERN u8 acpi_gbl_osi_data;
 ACPI_EXTERN struct acpi_interface_info *acpi_gbl_supported_interfaces;
 ACPI_EXTERN struct acpi_address_range
     *acpi_gbl_address_range_list[ACPI_ADDRESS_RANGE_MAX];
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utglobal.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utglobal.c
index f736448a8606..d6f26bf8a062 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utglobal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utglobal.c
@@ -336,7 +336,6 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_init_globals(void)
         acpi_gbl_trace_dbg_layer = 0;
         acpi_gbl_debugger_configuration = DEBUGGER_THREADING;
         acpi_gbl_db_output_flags = ACPI_DB_CONSOLE_OUTPUT;
-        acpi_gbl_osi_data = 0;
         acpi_gbl_osi_mutex = NULL;
         acpi_gbl_reg_methods_executed = FALSE;