diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c
index c944ff5c9c3d..538c61677c10 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ acpi_evaluate_object_typed(acpi_handle handle,
 {
 	acpi_status status;
 	u8 free_buffer_on_error = FALSE;
+	acpi_handle target_handle;
+	char *full_pathname;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(acpi_evaluate_object_typed);
 
@@ -98,38 +100,51 @@ acpi_evaluate_object_typed(acpi_handle handle,
 		free_buffer_on_error = TRUE;
 	}
 
-	/* Evaluate the object */
-
-	status = acpi_evaluate_object(handle, pathname,
-				      external_params, return_buffer);
+	status = acpi_get_handle(handle, pathname, &target_handle);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 	}
 
-	/* Type ANY means "don't care" */
+	full_pathname = acpi_ns_get_external_pathname(target_handle);
+	if (!full_pathname) {
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
+	}
+
+	/* Evaluate the object */
+
+	status = acpi_evaluate_object(target_handle, NULL, external_params,
+				      return_buffer);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		goto exit;
+	}
+
+	/* Type ANY means "don't care about return value type" */
 
 	if (return_type == ACPI_TYPE_ANY) {
-		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
+		goto exit;
 	}
 
 	if (return_buffer->length == 0) {
 
 		/* Error because caller specifically asked for a return value */
 
-		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "No return value"));
-		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NULL_OBJECT);
+		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "%s did not return any object",
+			    full_pathname));
+		status = AE_NULL_OBJECT;
+		goto exit;
 	}
 
 	/* Examine the object type returned from evaluate_object */
 
 	if (((union acpi_object *)return_buffer->pointer)->type == return_type) {
-		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
+		goto exit;
 	}
 
 	/* Return object type does not match requested type */
 
 	ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
-		    "Incorrect return type [%s] requested [%s]",
+		    "Incorrect return type from %s - received [%s], requested [%s]",
+		    full_pathname,
 		    acpi_ut_get_type_name(((union acpi_object *)return_buffer->
 					   pointer)->type),
 		    acpi_ut_get_type_name(return_type)));
@@ -147,7 +162,11 @@ acpi_evaluate_object_typed(acpi_handle handle,
 	}
 
 	return_buffer->length = 0;
-	return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_TYPE);
+	status = AE_TYPE;
+
+exit:
+	ACPI_FREE(full_pathname);
+	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 
 ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_evaluate_object_typed)