diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utbuffer.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utbuffer.c
index 242bd071f007..a8c39643e618 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utbuffer.c
@@ -150,6 +150,14 @@ void acpi_ut_dump_buffer(u8 *buffer, u32 count, u32 display, u32 base_offset)
 				return;
 			}
 
+			/*
+			 * Add comment characters so rest of line is ignored when
+			 * compiled
+			 */
+			if (j == 0) {
+				acpi_os_printf("// ");
+			}
+
 			buf_char = buffer[(acpi_size) i + j];
 			if (ACPI_IS_PRINT(buf_char)) {
 				acpi_os_printf("%c", buf_char);