diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbobject.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbobject.c
index 58c3253..a1c76bf 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbobject.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbobject.c
@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@ void
 acpi_db_dump_method_info(acpi_status status, struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 {
 	struct acpi_thread_state *thread;
+	struct acpi_namespace_node *node;
+
+	node = walk_state->method_node;
+
+	/* There are no locals or arguments for the module-level code case */
+
+	if (node == acpi_gbl_root_node) {
+		return;
+	}
 
 	/* Ignore control codes, they are not errors */
 
@@ -384,8 +393,14 @@ void acpi_db_decode_locals(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 	struct acpi_namespace_node *node;
 	u8 display_locals = FALSE;
 
-	obj_desc = walk_state->method_desc;
 	node = walk_state->method_node;
+	obj_desc = walk_state->method_desc;
+
+	/* There are no locals for the module-level code case */
+
+	if (node == acpi_gbl_root_node) {
+		return;
+	}
 
 	if (!node) {
 		acpi_os_printf
@@ -452,6 +467,12 @@ void acpi_db_decode_arguments(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 	node = walk_state->method_node;
 	obj_desc = walk_state->method_desc;
 
+	/* There are no arguments for the module-level code case */
+
+	if (node == acpi_gbl_root_node) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (!node) {
 		acpi_os_printf
 		    ("No method node (Executing subtree for buffer or opregion)\n");