diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acstruct.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acstruct.h
index 44997ca02ae2..f9992dced1f9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acstruct.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acstruct.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ struct acpi_walk_state {
 	u8 namespace_override;	/* Override existing objects */
 	u8 result_size;		/* Total elements for the result stack */
 	u8 result_count;	/* Current number of occupied elements of result stack */
-	u32 aml_offset;
+	u8 *aml;
 	u32 arg_types;
 	u32 method_breakpoint;	/* For single stepping */
 	u32 user_breakpoint;	/* User AML breakpoint */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
index 85bb951430d9..bf8c16e379fb 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ acpi_ds_detect_named_opcodes(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 acpi_status
 acpi_ds_method_error(acpi_status status, struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state)
 {
+	u32 aml_offset;
+
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
 
 	/* Ignore AE_OK and control exception codes */
@@ -234,13 +236,16 @@ acpi_ds_method_error(acpi_status status, struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state)
 		 * Handler can map the exception code to anything it wants, including
 		 * AE_OK, in which case the executing method will not be aborted.
 		 */
+		aml_offset = (u32)ACPI_PTR_DIFF(walk_state->aml,
+						walk_state->parser_state.
+						aml_start);
+
 		status = acpi_gbl_exception_handler(status,
 						    walk_state->method_node ?
 						    walk_state->method_node->
 						    name.integer : 0,
 						    walk_state->opcode,
-						    walk_state->aml_offset,
-						    NULL);
+						    aml_offset, NULL);
 		acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c
index 6136458d65d2..ce66e73f1f60 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c
@@ -125,10 +125,7 @@ acpi_ps_get_arguments(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 		 */
 		while (GET_CURRENT_ARG_TYPE(walk_state->arg_types)
 		       && !walk_state->arg_count) {
-			walk_state->aml_offset =
-			    (u32)ACPI_PTR_DIFF(walk_state->parser_state.aml,
-					       walk_state->parser_state.
-					       aml_start);
+			walk_state->aml = walk_state->parser_state.aml;
 
 			status =
 			    acpi_ps_get_next_arg(walk_state,
@@ -140,7 +137,10 @@ acpi_ps_get_arguments(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 			}
 
 			if (arg) {
-				arg->common.aml_offset = walk_state->aml_offset;
+				arg->common.aml_offset =
+				    (u32)ACPI_PTR_DIFF(walk_state->aml,
+						       walk_state->parser_state.
+						       aml_start);
 				acpi_ps_append_arg(op, arg);
 			}
 
@@ -494,7 +494,10 @@ acpi_status acpi_ps_parse_loop(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			op->common.aml_offset = walk_state->aml_offset;
+			op->common.aml_offset =
+			    (u32)ACPI_PTR_DIFF(walk_state->aml,
+					       walk_state->parser_state.
+					       aml_start);
 
 			if (walk_state->op_info) {
 				ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_PARSE,
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psobject.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psobject.c
index 2f5ddd806c58..6ba3bb7402a9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psobject.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psobject.c
@@ -66,12 +66,11 @@ static acpi_status acpi_ps_get_aml_opcode(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state);
 
 static acpi_status acpi_ps_get_aml_opcode(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 {
+	u32 aml_offset;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ps_get_aml_opcode, walk_state);
 
-	walk_state->aml_offset =
-	    (u32)ACPI_PTR_DIFF(walk_state->parser_state.aml,
-			       walk_state->parser_state.aml_start);
+	walk_state->aml = walk_state->parser_state.aml;
 	walk_state->opcode = acpi_ps_peek_opcode(&(walk_state->parser_state));
 
 	/*
@@ -98,10 +97,14 @@ static acpi_status acpi_ps_get_aml_opcode(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 		/* The opcode is unrecognized. Complain and skip unknown opcodes */
 
 		if (walk_state->pass_number == 2) {
+			aml_offset = (u32)ACPI_PTR_DIFF(walk_state->aml,
+							walk_state->
+							parser_state.aml_start);
+
 			ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
 				    "Unknown opcode 0x%.2X at table offset 0x%.4X, ignoring",
 				    walk_state->opcode,
-				    (u32)(walk_state->aml_offset +
+				    (u32)(aml_offset +
 					  sizeof(struct acpi_table_header))));
 
 			ACPI_DUMP_BUFFER((walk_state->parser_state.aml - 16),
@@ -115,14 +118,14 @@ static acpi_status acpi_ps_get_aml_opcode(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 			acpi_os_printf
 			    ("/*\nError: Unknown opcode 0x%.2X at table offset 0x%.4X, context:\n",
 			     walk_state->opcode,
-			     (u32)(walk_state->aml_offset +
+			     (u32)(aml_offset +
 				   sizeof(struct acpi_table_header)));
 
 			/* Dump the context surrounding the invalid opcode */
 
 			acpi_ut_dump_buffer(((u8 *)walk_state->parser_state.
 					     aml - 16), 48, DB_BYTE_DISPLAY,
-					    (walk_state->aml_offset +
+					    (aml_offset +
 					     sizeof(struct acpi_table_header) -
 					     16));
 			acpi_os_printf(" */\n");