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diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utresrc.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utresrc.c
index 70f78a4bf13b..f9801d13547f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utresrc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utresrc.c
@@ -237,6 +237,13 @@ acpi_ut_walk_aml_resources(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_NO_RESOURCE_END_TAG);
}
+ /*
+ * Don't attempt to perform any validation on the 2nd byte.
+ * Although all known ASL compilers insert a zero for the 2nd
+ * byte, it can also be a checksum (as per the ACPI spec),
+ * and this is occasionally seen in the field. July 2017.
+ */
+
/* Return the pointer to the end_tag if requested */
if (!user_function) {