diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsutils.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsutils.c
index d2dfe61721811d528bc1a825b9c43df7486ab50b..596d4ccc963f32c7fe6ad484ca6a605c4ad61e06 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsutils.c
@@ -671,6 +671,8 @@ acpi_ns_get_node(struct acpi_namespace_node *prefix_node,
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ns_get_node, ACPI_CAST_PTR(char, pathname));
 
+	/* Simplest case is a null pathname */
+
 	if (!pathname) {
 		*return_node = prefix_node;
 		if (!prefix_node) {
@@ -679,6 +681,13 @@ acpi_ns_get_node(struct acpi_namespace_node *prefix_node,
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 	}
 
+	/* Quick check for a reference to the root */
+
+	if (ACPI_IS_ROOT_PREFIX(pathname[0]) && (!pathname[1])) {
+		*return_node = acpi_gbl_root_node;
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
+	}
+
 	/* Convert path to internal representation */
 
 	status = acpi_ns_internalize_name(pathname, &internal_path);