diff --git a/include/acpi/actypes.h b/include/acpi/actypes.h
index 9fc1dfc7f4c3..2b4f26212154 100644
--- a/include/acpi/actypes.h
+++ b/include/acpi/actypes.h
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ typedef u64 acpi_integer;
 
 /* Support for the special RSDP signature (8 characters) */
 
-#define ACPI_VALIDATE_RSDP_SIG(a)       (!strncmp (ACPI_CAST_PTR (char, (a)), ACPI_SIG_RSDP, 8))
+#define ACPI_VALIDATE_RSDP_SIG(a)       (!strncmp (ACPI_CAST_PTR (char, (a)), ACPI_SIG_RSDP, (sizeof(a) < 8) ? ACPI_NAME_SIZE : 8))
 #define ACPI_MAKE_RSDP_SIG(dest)        (memcpy (ACPI_CAST_PTR (char, (dest)), ACPI_SIG_RSDP, 8))
 
 /*