diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utinit.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utinit.c
index f91f724c487c..1711fdf41709 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utinit.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utinit.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_init_globals(void)
 	acpi_gbl_next_owner_id_offset = 0;
 	acpi_gbl_debugger_configuration = DEBUGGER_THREADING;
 	acpi_gbl_osi_mutex = NULL;
-	acpi_gbl_max_loop_iterations = 0xFFFF;
+	acpi_gbl_max_loop_iterations = ACPI_MAX_LOOP_COUNT;
 
 	/* Hardware oriented */
 
diff --git a/include/acpi/acconfig.h b/include/acpi/acconfig.h
index fe2e3ac7b5e3..12c2882bf647 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acconfig.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acconfig.h
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@
 
 #define ACPI_ADDRESS_RANGE_MAX          2
 
+/* Maximum number of While() loops before abort */
+
+#define ACPI_MAX_LOOP_COUNT             0xFFFF
+
 /******************************************************************************
  *
  * ACPI Specification constants (Do not change unless the specification changes)