diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsaccess.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsaccess.c
index 14be12fe9f35..f2733f51ca8d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsaccess.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsaccess.c
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ acpi_ns_lookup(union acpi_generic_state *scope_info,
 {
 	acpi_status status;
 	char *path = pathname;
+	char *external_path;
 	struct acpi_namespace_node *prefix_node;
 	struct acpi_namespace_node *current_node = NULL;
 	struct acpi_namespace_node *this_node = NULL;
@@ -427,13 +428,22 @@ acpi_ns_lookup(union acpi_generic_state *scope_info,
 				num_carats++;
 				this_node = this_node->parent;
 				if (!this_node) {
+					/*
+					 * Current scope has no parent scope. Externalize
+					 * the internal path for error message.
+					 */
+					status =
+					    acpi_ns_externalize_name
+					    (ACPI_UINT32_MAX, pathname, NULL,
+					     &external_path);
+					if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
+						ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+							    "%s: Path has too many parent prefixes (^)",
+							    external_path));
 
-					/* Current scope has no parent scope */
+						ACPI_FREE(external_path);
+					}
 
-					ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
-						    "%s: Path has too many parent prefixes (^) "
-						    "- reached beyond root node",
-						    pathname));
 					return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NOT_FOUND);
 				}
 			}