diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsnames.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsnames.c
index cffef1b..549db42 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsnames.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsnames.c
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@
 	/* Calculate required buffer size based on depth below root */
 
 	size = acpi_ns_get_pathname_length(node);
+	if (!size) {
+		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Invalid node failure"));
+		return_PTR(NULL);
+	}
 
 	/* Allocate a buffer to be returned to caller */
 
@@ -229,6 +233,10 @@
 	/* Determine size required for the caller buffer */
 
 	required_size = acpi_ns_get_pathname_length(node);
+	if (!required_size) {
+		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Invalid node failure"));
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_ERROR);
+	}
 
 	/* Validate/Allocate/Clear caller buffer */