diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsaccess.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsaccess.c
index f2733f51ca8d..33e652a12fca 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsaccess.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsaccess.c
@@ -644,17 +644,18 @@ acpi_ns_lookup(union acpi_generic_state *scope_info,
 					    this_node->object;
 				}
 			}
-#ifdef ACPI_ASL_COMPILER
-			if (!acpi_gbl_disasm_flag &&
-			    (this_node->flags & ANOBJ_IS_EXTERNAL)) {
-				this_node->flags |= IMPLICIT_EXTERNAL;
-			}
-#endif
 		}
 
 		/* Special handling for the last segment (num_segments == 0) */
 
 		else {
+#ifdef ACPI_ASL_COMPILER
+			if (!acpi_gbl_disasm_flag
+			    && (this_node->flags & ANOBJ_IS_EXTERNAL)) {
+				this_node->flags &= ~IMPLICIT_EXTERNAL;
+			}
+#endif
+
 			/*
 			 * Sanity typecheck of the target object:
 			 *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nssearch.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nssearch.c
index 5de8957f5ef0..e91dbee9235f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nssearch.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nssearch.c
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ acpi_ns_search_and_enter(u32 target_name,
 	if (flags & ACPI_NS_EXTERNAL ||
 	    (walk_state && walk_state->opcode == AML_SCOPE_OP)) {
 		new_node->flags |= ANOBJ_IS_EXTERNAL;
+		new_node->flags |= IMPLICIT_EXTERNAL;
 	}
 #endif