diff --git a/include/acpi/actypes.h b/include/acpi/actypes.h
index 1fa6ba123071..d1fb674fd393 100644
--- a/include/acpi/actypes.h
+++ b/include/acpi/actypes.h
@@ -453,10 +453,14 @@ typedef u64 acpi_integer;
 #define ACPI_PHYSADDR_TO_PTR(i)         ACPI_TO_POINTER(i)
 #define ACPI_PTR_TO_PHYSADDR(i)         ACPI_TO_INTEGER(i)
 
+/* Optimizations for 4-character (32-bit) acpi_name manipulation */
+
 #ifndef ACPI_MISALIGNMENT_NOT_SUPPORTED
 #define ACPI_COMPARE_NAME(a,b)          (*ACPI_CAST_PTR (u32, (a)) == *ACPI_CAST_PTR (u32, (b)))
+#define ACPI_MOVE_NAME(dest,src)        (*ACPI_CAST_PTR (u32, (dest)) = *ACPI_CAST_PTR (u32, (src)))
 #else
 #define ACPI_COMPARE_NAME(a,b)          (!ACPI_STRNCMP (ACPI_CAST_PTR (char, (a)), ACPI_CAST_PTR (char, (b)), ACPI_NAME_SIZE))
+#define ACPI_MOVE_NAME(dest,src)        (ACPI_STRNCPY (ACPI_CAST_PTR (char, (dest)), ACPI_CAST_PTR (char, (src)), ACPI_NAME_SIZE))
 #endif
 
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