diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
index b549e6d048bd..edbb42e251a6 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
@@ -240,10 +240,6 @@ ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u32, acpi_gbl_nesting_level, 0);
 
 ACPI_GLOBAL(struct acpi_thread_state *, acpi_gbl_current_walk_list);
 
-/* Maximum number of While() loop iterations before forced abort */
-
-ACPI_GLOBAL(u32, acpi_gbl_max_loop_iterations);
-
 /* Control method single step flag */
 
 ACPI_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_cm_single_step);
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpixf.h b/include/acpi/acpixf.h
index c7b3a132dbe7..07ab21ea47c8 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpixf.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpixf.h
@@ -258,6 +258,13 @@ ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_osi_data, 0);
  */
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_reduced_hardware, FALSE);
 
+/*
+ * Maximum number of While() loop iterations before forced method abort.
+ * This mechanism is intended to prevent infinite loops during interpreter
+ * execution within a host kernel.
+ */
+ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u32, acpi_gbl_max_loop_iterations, ACPI_MAX_LOOP_COUNT);
+
 /*
  * This mechanism is used to trace a specified AML method. The method is
  * traced each time it is executed.