diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nseval.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nseval.c
index 4cdf03a..738a451 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nseval.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nseval.c
@@ -282,8 +282,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ns_evaluate(struct acpi_evaluate_info * info)
 			 * the method on invalid return object.
 			 */
 			(void)acpi_ns_check_predefined_names(node,
-							     info->
-							     return_object);
+			     &info->return_object);
 		}
 
 		/* Mark the node as having been evaluated */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nspredef.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nspredef.c
index 0f17cf0..3df1752 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nspredef.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nspredef.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("nspredef")
 /* Local prototypes */
 static acpi_status
 acpi_ns_check_package(char *pathname,
-		      union acpi_operand_object *return_object,
+		      union acpi_operand_object **return_object_ptr,
 		      const union acpi_predefined_info *predefined);
 
 static acpi_status
@@ -82,13 +82,18 @@ acpi_ns_check_package_elements(char *pathname,
 
 static acpi_status
 acpi_ns_check_object_type(char *pathname,
-			  union acpi_operand_object *return_object,
+			  union acpi_operand_object **return_object_ptr,
 			  u32 expected_btypes, u32 package_index);
 
 static acpi_status
 acpi_ns_check_reference(char *pathname,
 			union acpi_operand_object *return_object);
 
+static acpi_status
+acpi_ns_repair_object(u32 expected_btypes,
+		      u32 package_index,
+		      union acpi_operand_object **return_object_ptr);
+
 /*
  * Names for the types that can be returned by the predefined objects.
  * Used for warning messages. Must be in the same order as the ACPI_RTYPEs
@@ -108,8 +113,8 @@ static const char *acpi_rtype_names[] = {
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_check_predefined_names
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  Node            - Namespace node for the method/object
- *              return_object   - Object returned from the evaluation of this
- *                                method/object
+ *              return_object_ptr - Pointer to the object returned from the
+ *                                evaluation of a method or object
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -119,8 +124,9 @@ static const char *acpi_rtype_names[] = {
 
 acpi_status
 acpi_ns_check_predefined_names(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
-			       union acpi_operand_object *return_object)
+			       union acpi_operand_object **return_object_ptr)
 {
+	union acpi_operand_object *return_object = *return_object_ptr;
 	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
 	const union acpi_predefined_info *predefined;
 	char *pathname;
@@ -182,7 +188,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_predefined_names(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
 	 * Check that the type of the return object is what is expected for
 	 * this predefined name
 	 */
-	status = acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname, return_object,
+	status = acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname, return_object_ptr,
 					   predefined->info.expected_btypes,
 					   ACPI_NOT_PACKAGE);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
@@ -193,7 +199,8 @@ acpi_ns_check_predefined_names(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
 
 	if (ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(return_object) == ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE) {
 		status =
-		    acpi_ns_check_package(pathname, return_object, predefined);
+		    acpi_ns_check_package(pathname, return_object_ptr,
+					  predefined);
 	}
 
       exit:
@@ -307,8 +314,8 @@ const union acpi_predefined_info *acpi_ns_check_for_predefined_name(struct
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_check_package
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  Pathname        - Full pathname to the node (for error msgs)
- *              return_object   - Object returned from the evaluation of a
- *                                method or object
+ *              return_object_ptr - Pointer to the object returned from the
+ *                                evaluation of a method or object
  *              Predefined      - Pointer to entry in predefined name table
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -320,9 +327,10 @@ const union acpi_predefined_info *acpi_ns_check_for_predefined_name(struct
 
 static acpi_status
 acpi_ns_check_package(char *pathname,
-		      union acpi_operand_object *return_object,
+		      union acpi_operand_object **return_object_ptr,
 		      const union acpi_predefined_info *predefined)
 {
+	union acpi_operand_object *return_object = *return_object_ptr;
 	const union acpi_predefined_info *package;
 	union acpi_operand_object *sub_package;
 	union acpi_operand_object **elements;
@@ -408,7 +416,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_package(char *pathname,
 		 * elements must be of the same type
 		 */
 		for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-			status = acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname, *elements,
+			status = acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname, elements,
 							   package->ret_info.
 							   object_type1, i);
 			if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
@@ -441,7 +449,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_package(char *pathname,
 
 				status =
 				    acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname,
-							      *elements,
+							      elements,
 							      package->
 							      ret_info3.
 							      object_type[i],
@@ -454,7 +462,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_package(char *pathname,
 
 				status =
 				    acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname,
-							      *elements,
+							      elements,
 							      package->
 							      ret_info3.
 							      tail_object_type,
@@ -471,7 +479,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_package(char *pathname,
 
 		/* First element is the (Integer) count of sub-packages to follow */
 
-		status = acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname, *elements,
+		status = acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname, elements,
 						   ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 0);
 		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 			return (status);
@@ -509,7 +517,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_package(char *pathname,
 			/* Each sub-object must be of type Package */
 
 			status =
-			    acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname, sub_package,
+			    acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname, &sub_package,
 						      ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE, i);
 			if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 				return (status);
@@ -567,12 +575,8 @@ acpi_ns_check_package(char *pathname,
 				for (j = 0; j < expected_count; j++) {
 					status =
 					    acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname,
-								      sub_elements
-								      [j],
-								      package->
-								      ret_info2.
-								      object_type
-								      [j], j);
+						&sub_elements[j],
+						package->ret_info2.object_type[j], j);
 					if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 						return (status);
 					}
@@ -611,7 +615,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_package(char *pathname,
 
 				status =
 				    acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname,
-							      *sub_elements,
+							      sub_elements,
 							      ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER,
 							      0);
 				if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
@@ -708,7 +712,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_package_elements(char *pathname,
 	 * The second group can have a count of zero.
 	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < count1; i++) {
-		status = acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname, *this_element,
+		status = acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname, this_element,
 						   type1, i);
 		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 			return (status);
@@ -717,7 +721,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_package_elements(char *pathname,
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < count2; i++) {
-		status = acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname, *this_element,
+		status = acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname, this_element,
 						   type2, (i + count1));
 		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 			return (status);
@@ -733,8 +737,8 @@ acpi_ns_check_package_elements(char *pathname,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_check_object_type
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  Pathname        - Full pathname to the node (for error msgs)
- *              return_object   - Object return from the execution of this
- *                                method/object
+ *              return_object_ptr - Pointer to the object returned from the
+ *                                evaluation of a method or object
  *              expected_btypes - Bitmap of expected return type(s)
  *              package_index   - Index of object within parent package (if
  *                                applicable - ACPI_NOT_PACKAGE otherwise)
@@ -748,9 +752,10 @@ acpi_ns_check_package_elements(char *pathname,
 
 static acpi_status
 acpi_ns_check_object_type(char *pathname,
-			  union acpi_operand_object *return_object,
+			  union acpi_operand_object **return_object_ptr,
 			  u32 expected_btypes, u32 package_index)
 {
+	union acpi_operand_object *return_object = *return_object_ptr;
 	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
 	u32 return_btype;
 	char type_buffer[48];	/* Room for 5 types */
@@ -814,6 +819,14 @@ acpi_ns_check_object_type(char *pathname,
 	/* Is the object one of the expected types? */
 
 	if (!(return_btype & expected_btypes)) {
+
+		/* Type mismatch -- attempt repair of the returned object */
+
+		status = acpi_ns_repair_object(expected_btypes, package_index,
+					       return_object_ptr);
+		if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
+			return (status);
+		}
 		goto type_error_exit;
 	}
 
@@ -898,3 +911,86 @@ acpi_ns_check_reference(char *pathname,
 
 	return (AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
 }
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_repair_object
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  Pathname        - Full pathname to the node (for error msgs)
+ *              package_index   - Used to determine if target is in a package
+ *              return_object_ptr - Pointer to the object returned from the
+ *                                evaluation of a method or object
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status. AE_OK if repair was successful.
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Attempt to repair/convert a return object of a type that was
+ *              not expected.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+static acpi_status
+acpi_ns_repair_object(u32 expected_btypes,
+		      u32 package_index,
+		      union acpi_operand_object **return_object_ptr)
+{
+	union acpi_operand_object *return_object = *return_object_ptr;
+	union acpi_operand_object *new_object;
+	acpi_size length;
+
+	switch (ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(return_object)) {
+	case ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER:
+
+		if (!(expected_btypes & ACPI_RTYPE_STRING)) {
+			return (AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Have a Buffer, expected a String, convert. Use a to_string
+		 * conversion, no transform performed on the buffer data. The best
+		 * example of this is the _BIF method, where the string data from
+		 * the battery is often (incorrectly) returned as buffer object(s).
+		 */
+		length = 0;
+		while ((length < return_object->buffer.length) &&
+		       (return_object->buffer.pointer[length])) {
+			length++;
+		}
+
+		/* Allocate a new string object */
+
+		new_object = acpi_ut_create_string_object(length);
+		if (!new_object) {
+			return (AE_NO_MEMORY);
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Copy the raw buffer data with no transform. String is already NULL
+		 * terminated at Length+1.
+		 */
+		ACPI_MEMCPY(new_object->string.pointer,
+			    return_object->buffer.pointer, length);
+
+		/* Install the new return object */
+
+		acpi_ut_remove_reference(return_object);
+		*return_object_ptr = new_object;
+
+		/*
+		 * If the object is a package element, we need to:
+		 * 1. Decrement the reference count of the orignal object, it was
+		 *    incremented when building the package
+		 * 2. Increment the reference count of the new object, it will be
+		 *    decremented when releasing the package
+		 */
+		if (package_index != ACPI_NOT_PACKAGE) {
+			acpi_ut_remove_reference(return_object);
+			acpi_ut_add_reference(new_object);
+		}
+		return (AE_OK);
+
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return (AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
+}
diff --git a/include/acpi/acnamesp.h b/include/acpi/acnamesp.h
index db4e6f6..db1e290 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acnamesp.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acnamesp.h
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ns_evaluate(struct acpi_evaluate_info *info);
  */
 acpi_status
 acpi_ns_check_predefined_names(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
-			       union acpi_operand_object *return_object);
+			       union acpi_operand_object **return_object);
 
 const union acpi_predefined_info *acpi_ns_check_for_predefined_name(struct
 								    acpi_namespace_node
