diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nseval.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nseval.c
index 14bdfa92bea04cc9da1bfde6a0344ad57a29e2f4..d369164e00b0bc16d594e8617e93be3ada99d95f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nseval.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nseval.c
@@ -138,6 +138,41 @@ acpi_status acpi_ns_evaluate(struct acpi_evaluate_info * info)
 			return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NULL_OBJECT);
 		}
 
+		/*
+		 * Calculate the number of arguments being passed to the method
+		 */
+
+		info->param_count = 0;
+		if (info->parameters) {
+			while (info->parameters[info->param_count])
+				info->param_count++;
+		}
+
+		/* Error if too few arguments were passed in */
+
+		if (info->param_count < info->obj_desc->method.param_count) {
+			ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+				    "Insufficient arguments - "
+				    "method [%4.4s] needs %d, found %d",
+				    acpi_ut_get_node_name(info->resolved_node),
+				    info->obj_desc->method.param_count,
+				    info->param_count));
+			return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_MISSING_ARGUMENTS);
+		}
+
+		/* Just a warning if too many arguments */
+
+		else if (info->param_count >
+				info->obj_desc->method.param_count) {
+			ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+				      "Excess arguments - "
+				      "method [%4.4s] needs %d, found %d",
+				      acpi_ut_get_node_name(info->
+							    resolved_node),
+				      info->obj_desc->method.param_count,
+				      info->param_count));
+		}
+
 		ACPI_DUMP_PATHNAME(info->resolved_node, "Execute Method:",
 				   ACPI_LV_INFO, _COMPONENT);
 
diff --git a/include/acpi/acexcep.h b/include/acpi/acexcep.h
index 1f591171bf317d2e84c4baf7e6e971f37235d978..ea627ed2420da3fbaa10b176cb6e2d145a240266 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acexcep.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acexcep.h
@@ -108,8 +108,9 @@
 #define AE_BAD_HEX_CONSTANT             (acpi_status) (0x0007 | AE_CODE_PROGRAMMER)
 #define AE_BAD_OCTAL_CONSTANT           (acpi_status) (0x0008 | AE_CODE_PROGRAMMER)
 #define AE_BAD_DECIMAL_CONSTANT         (acpi_status) (0x0009 | AE_CODE_PROGRAMMER)
+#define AE_MISSING_ARGUMENTS		(acpi_status) (0x000A | AE_CODE_PROGRAMMER)
 
-#define AE_CODE_PGM_MAX                 0x0009
+#define AE_CODE_PGM_MAX 		0x000A
 
 /*
  * Acpi table exceptions
@@ -233,7 +234,8 @@ char const *acpi_gbl_exception_names_pgm[] = {
 	"AE_ALIGNMENT",
 	"AE_BAD_HEX_CONSTANT",
 	"AE_BAD_OCTAL_CONSTANT",
-	"AE_BAD_DECIMAL_CONSTANT"
+	"AE_BAD_DECIMAL_CONSTANT",
+	"AE_MISSING_ARGUMENTS"
 };
 
 char const *acpi_gbl_exception_names_tbl[] = {
diff --git a/include/acpi/acstruct.h b/include/acpi/acstruct.h
index a907c67d651e778f535c749a3ae0b92031c9bc4f..1cc74504f1c4885212455f0f7b784a2d15c8a104 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acstruct.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acstruct.h
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ struct acpi_evaluate_info {
 	union acpi_operand_object **parameters;
 	struct acpi_namespace_node *resolved_node;
 	union acpi_operand_object *return_object;
+	u8 param_count;
 	u8 pass_number;
 	u8 parameter_type;
 	u8 return_object_type;