diff --git a/drivers/acpi/system.c b/drivers/acpi/system.c
index 1d74171b7940..62ec75e79120 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/system.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/system.c
@@ -78,9 +78,15 @@ static ssize_t acpi_table_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 	    container_of(bin_attr, struct acpi_table_attr, attr);
 	struct acpi_table_header *table_header = NULL;
 	acpi_status status;
+	char name[ACPI_NAME_SIZE];
+
+	if (strncmp(table_attr->name, "NULL", 4))
+		memcpy(name, table_attr->name, ACPI_NAME_SIZE);
+	else
+		memcpy(name, "\0\0\0\0", 4);
 
 	status =
-	    acpi_get_table(table_attr->name, table_attr->instance,
+	    acpi_get_table(name, table_attr->instance,
 			   &table_header);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -95,21 +101,24 @@ static void acpi_table_attr_init(struct acpi_table_attr *table_attr,
 	struct acpi_table_header *header = NULL;
 	struct acpi_table_attr *attr = NULL;
 
-	memcpy(table_attr->name, table_header->signature, ACPI_NAME_SIZE);
+	if (table_header->signature[0] != '\0')
+		memcpy(table_attr->name, table_header->signature,
+			ACPI_NAME_SIZE);
+	else
+		memcpy(table_attr->name, "NULL", 4);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(attr, &acpi_table_attr_list, node) {
-		if (!memcmp(table_header->signature, attr->name,
-			    ACPI_NAME_SIZE))
+		if (!memcmp(table_attr->name, attr->name, ACPI_NAME_SIZE))
 			if (table_attr->instance < attr->instance)
 				table_attr->instance = attr->instance;
 	}
 	table_attr->instance++;
 
 	if (table_attr->instance > 1 || (table_attr->instance == 1 &&
-					 !acpi_get_table(table_header->
-							 signature, 2,
-							 &header)))
-		sprintf(table_attr->name + 4, "%d", table_attr->instance);
+					!acpi_get_table
+					(table_header->signature, 2, &header)))
+		sprintf(table_attr->name + ACPI_NAME_SIZE, "%d",
+			table_attr->instance);
 
 	table_attr->attr.size = 0;
 	table_attr->attr.read = acpi_table_show;