diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h
index bb7fca1c8ba3..7affdcdfcc81 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h
@@ -291,6 +291,9 @@ char *acpi_ns_get_normalized_pathname(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
 
 char *acpi_ns_name_of_current_scope(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state);
 
+acpi_status
+acpi_ns_handle_to_name(acpi_handle target_handle, struct acpi_buffer *buffer);
+
 acpi_status
 acpi_ns_handle_to_pathname(acpi_handle target_handle,
 			   struct acpi_buffer *buffer, u8 no_trailing);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsnames.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsnames.c
index f03dd41e86d0..94d5d3339845 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsnames.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsnames.c
@@ -95,6 +95,51 @@ acpi_size acpi_ns_get_pathname_length(struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
 	return (size);
 }
 
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_handle_to_name
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  target_handle           - Handle of named object whose name is
+ *                                        to be found
+ *              buffer                  - Where the name is returned
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status, Buffer is filled with name if status is AE_OK
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Build and return a full namespace name
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+acpi_status
+acpi_ns_handle_to_name(acpi_handle target_handle, struct acpi_buffer *buffer)
+{
+	acpi_status status;
+	struct acpi_namespace_node *node;
+	const char *node_name;
+
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ns_handle_to_name, target_handle);
+
+	node = acpi_ns_validate_handle(target_handle);
+	if (!node) {
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
+	}
+
+	/* Validate/Allocate/Clear caller buffer */
+
+	status = acpi_ut_initialize_buffer(buffer, ACPI_PATH_SEGMENT_LENGTH);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+	}
+
+	/* Just copy the ACPI name from the Node and zero terminate it */
+
+	node_name = acpi_ut_get_node_name(node);
+	ACPI_MOVE_NAME(buffer->pointer, node_name);
+	((char *)buffer->pointer)[ACPI_NAME_SIZE] = 0;
+
+	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_EXEC, "%4.4s\n", (char *)buffer->pointer));
+	return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
+}
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_handle_to_pathname
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c
index 76a1bd4bb070..e525cbe7d83b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c
@@ -158,8 +158,6 @@ acpi_status
 acpi_get_name(acpi_handle handle, u32 name_type, struct acpi_buffer *buffer)
 {
 	acpi_status status;
-	struct acpi_namespace_node *node;
-	const char *node_name;
 
 	/* Parameter validation */
 
@@ -172,6 +170,15 @@ acpi_get_name(acpi_handle handle, u32 name_type, struct acpi_buffer *buffer)
 		return (status);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Wants the single segment ACPI name.
+	 * Validate handle and convert to a namespace Node
+	 */
+	status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		return (status);
+	}
+
 	if (name_type == ACPI_FULL_PATHNAME ||
 	    name_type == ACPI_FULL_PATHNAME_NO_TRAILING) {
 
@@ -181,40 +188,12 @@ acpi_get_name(acpi_handle handle, u32 name_type, struct acpi_buffer *buffer)
 						    name_type ==
 						    ACPI_FULL_PATHNAME ? FALSE :
 						    TRUE);
-		return (status);
+	} else {
+		/* Get the single name */
+
+		status = acpi_ns_handle_to_name(handle, buffer);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Wants the single segment ACPI name.
-	 * Validate handle and convert to a namespace Node
-	 */
-	status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		return (status);
-	}
-
-	node = acpi_ns_validate_handle(handle);
-	if (!node) {
-		status = AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
-		goto unlock_and_exit;
-	}
-
-	/* Validate/Allocate/Clear caller buffer */
-
-	status = acpi_ut_initialize_buffer(buffer, ACPI_PATH_SEGMENT_LENGTH);
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		goto unlock_and_exit;
-	}
-
-	/* Just copy the ACPI name from the Node and zero terminate it */
-
-	node_name = acpi_ut_get_node_name(node);
-	ACPI_MOVE_NAME(buffer->pointer, node_name);
-	((char *)buffer->pointer)[ACPI_NAME_SIZE] = 0;
-	status = AE_OK;
-
-unlock_and_exit:
-
 	(void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
 	return (status);
 }