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diff --git a/source/components/utilities/utstring.c b/source/components/utilities/utstring.c
index c8b41f10ad78..5c761b785b14 100644
--- a/source/components/utilities/utstring.c
+++ b/source/components/utilities/utstring.c
@@ -271,6 +271,15 @@ AcpiUtRepairName (
ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME (UtRepairName);
+ /*
+ * Special case for the root node. This can happen if we get an
+ * error during the execution of module-level code.
+ */
+ if (ACPI_COMPARE_NAME (Name, "\\___"))
+ {
+ return;
+ }
+
ACPI_MOVE_NAME (&OriginalName, Name);
/* Check each character in the name */