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diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dspkginit.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dspkginit.c
index d703a5594a02..584853385268 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dspkginit.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dspkginit.c
@@ -152,6 +152,32 @@ acpi_ds_build_internal_package_obj(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
*/
for (i = 0; arg && (i < element_count); i++) {
if (arg->common.aml_opcode == AML_INT_RETURN_VALUE_OP) {
+ if (!arg->common.node) {
+ /*
+ * This is the case where an expression has returned a value.
+ * The use of expressions (term_args) within individual
+ * package elements is not supported by the AML interpreter,
+ * even though the ASL grammar supports it. Example:
+ *
+ * Name (INT1, 0x1234)
+ *
+ * Name (PKG3, Package () {
+ * Add (INT1, 0xAAAA0000)
+ * })
+ *
+ * 1) No known AML interpreter supports this type of construct
+ * 2) This fixes a fault if the construct is encountered
+ */
+ ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, AE_SUPPORT,
+ "Expressions within package elements are not supported"));
+
+ /* Cleanup the return object, it is not needed */
+
+ acpi_ut_remove_reference(walk_state->results->
+ results.obj_desc[0]);
+ return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_SUPPORT);
+ }
+
if (arg->common.node->type == ACPI_TYPE_METHOD) {
/*
* A method reference "looks" to the parser to be a method