diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbnames.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbnames.c
index 170802c62179..dc94de91033e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbnames.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbnames.c
@@ -189,9 +189,15 @@ void acpi_db_dump_namespace(char *start_arg, char *depth_arg)
 	}
 
 	acpi_db_set_output_destination(ACPI_DB_DUPLICATE_OUTPUT);
-	acpi_os_printf("ACPI Namespace (from %4.4s (%p) subtree):\n",
-		       ((struct acpi_namespace_node *)subtree_entry)->name.
-		       ascii, subtree_entry);
+
+	if (((struct acpi_namespace_node *)subtree_entry)->parent) {
+		acpi_os_printf("ACPI Namespace (from %4.4s (%p) subtree):\n",
+			       ((struct acpi_namespace_node *)subtree_entry)->
+			       name.ascii, subtree_entry);
+	} else {
+		acpi_os_printf("ACPI Namespace (from %s):\n",
+			       ACPI_NAMESPACE_ROOT);
+	}
 
 	/* Display the subtree */
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswscope.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswscope.c
index d1422f984f6e..7592176a8fa2 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswscope.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswscope.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ acpi_ds_scope_stack_push(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
 				      acpi_ut_get_type_name(old_scope_info->
 							    common.value)));
 	} else {
-		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW((ACPI_DB_EXEC, "[\\___] (%s)", "ROOT"));
+		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW((ACPI_DB_EXEC, ACPI_NAMESPACE_ROOT));
 	}
 
 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW((ACPI_DB_EXEC,
@@ -166,14 +166,14 @@ acpi_status acpi_ds_scope_stack_pop(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 
 	new_scope_info = walk_state->scope_info;
 	if (new_scope_info) {
-		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW((ACPI_DB_EXEC,
-				      "[%4.4s] (%s)\n",
+		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW((ACPI_DB_EXEC, "[%4.4s] (%s)\n",
 				      acpi_ut_get_node_name(new_scope_info->
 							    scope.node),
 				      acpi_ut_get_type_name(new_scope_info->
 							    common.value)));
 	} else {
-		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW((ACPI_DB_EXEC, "[\\___] (ROOT)\n"));
+		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW((ACPI_DB_EXEC, "%s\n",
+				      ACPI_NAMESPACE_ROOT));
 	}
 
 	acpi_ut_delete_generic_state(scope_info);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utstring.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utstring.c
index bd57a77bbcb2..5bef0b059406 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utstring.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utstring.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ void acpi_ut_repair_name(char *name)
 	 * Special case for the root node. This can happen if we get an
 	 * error during the execution of module-level code.
 	 */
-	if (ACPI_COMPARE_NAME(name, "\\___")) {
+	if (ACPI_COMPARE_NAME(name, ACPI_ROOT_PATHNAME)) {
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/acpi/acnames.h b/include/acpi/acnames.h
index 7b289dd00a30..6f69a4f638f8 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acnames.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acnames.h
@@ -49,11 +49,14 @@
 /* Definitions of the predefined namespace names  */
 
 #define ACPI_UNKNOWN_NAME       (u32) 0x3F3F3F3F	/* Unknown name is "????" */
-#define ACPI_ROOT_NAME          (u32) 0x5F5F5F5C	/* Root name is    "\___" */
-
 #define ACPI_PREFIX_MIXED       (u32) 0x69706341	/* "Acpi" */
 #define ACPI_PREFIX_LOWER       (u32) 0x69706361	/* "acpi" */
 
+/* Root name stuff */
+
+#define ACPI_ROOT_NAME          (u32) 0x5F5F5F5C	/* Root name is    "\___" */
+#define ACPI_ROOT_PATHNAME      "\\___"
+#define ACPI_NAMESPACE_ROOT     "Namespace Root"
 #define ACPI_NS_ROOT_PATH       "\\"
 
 #endif				/* __ACNAMES_H__  */