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diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsutils.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsutils.c
index e5ff89bcb3f5..deeddd6d2f05 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsutils.c
@@ -564,6 +564,17 @@ acpi_ds_create_operand(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
acpi_operand_object,
acpi_gbl_root_node);
status = AE_OK;
+ } else if (parent_op->common.aml_opcode ==
+ AML_EXTERNAL_OP) {
+
+ /* TBD: May only be temporary */
+
+ obj_desc =
+ acpi_ut_create_string_object((acpi_size) name_length);
+
+ ACPI_STRNCPY(obj_desc->string.pointer,
+ name_string, name_length);
+ status = AE_OK;
} else {
/*
* We just plain didn't find it -- which is a