diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
index 8c2c50499ef9..750fa824d42c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
@@ -383,6 +383,7 @@ ACPI_GLOBAL(const char, *acpi_gbl_pld_shape_list[]);
 
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(ACPI_FILE, acpi_gbl_debug_file, NULL);
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(ACPI_FILE, acpi_gbl_output_file, NULL);
+ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_debug_timeout, FALSE);
 
 /* Print buffer */
 
diff --git a/tools/power/acpi/os_specific/service_layers/osunixxf.c b/tools/power/acpi/os_specific/service_layers/osunixxf.c
index 88aa66ef4ad5..8d8003c919d4 100644
--- a/tools/power/acpi/os_specific/service_layers/osunixxf.c
+++ b/tools/power/acpi/os_specific/service_layers/osunixxf.c
@@ -63,10 +63,7 @@
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_OS_SERVICES
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("osunixxf")
 
-u8 acpi_gbl_debug_timeout = FALSE;
-
 /* Upcalls to acpi_exec */
-
 void
 ae_table_override(struct acpi_table_header *existing_table,
 		  struct acpi_table_header **new_table);