diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswstate.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswstate.c
index 0aa735d3b93c..77076da2029d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswstate.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswstate.c
@@ -576,9 +576,14 @@ acpi_ds_init_aml_walk(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ds_init_aml_walk);
 
 	walk_state->parser_state.aml =
-	    walk_state->parser_state.aml_start = aml_start;
-	walk_state->parser_state.aml_end =
-	    walk_state->parser_state.pkg_end = aml_start + aml_length;
+	    walk_state->parser_state.aml_start =
+	    walk_state->parser_state.aml_end =
+	    walk_state->parser_state.pkg_end = aml_start;
+	/* Avoid undefined behavior: applying zero offset to null pointer */
+	if (aml_length != 0) {
+		walk_state->parser_state.aml_end += aml_length;
+		walk_state->parser_state.pkg_end += aml_length;
+	}
 
 	/* The next_op of the next_walk will be the beginning of the method */