diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acpredef.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acpredef.h
index 52f6bee52d47..5faeab41e302 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acpredef.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acpredef.h
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ const union acpi_predefined_info acpi_gbl_resource_names[] = {
 	PACKAGE_INFO(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)	/* Table terminator */
 };
 
-static const union acpi_predefined_info acpi_gbl_scope_names[] = {
+const union acpi_predefined_info acpi_gbl_scope_names[] = {
 	{{"_GPE", 0, 0}},
 	{{"_PR_", 0, 0}},
 	{{"_SB_", 0, 0}},