struct acpi_parse_state *parser_state,
                          union acpi_parse_object *arg, u8 possible_method_call)
 {
+       acpi_status status;
        char *path;
        union acpi_parse_object *name_op;
-       acpi_status status;
        union acpi_operand_object *method_desc;
        struct acpi_namespace_node *node;
-       union acpi_generic_state scope_info;
 
        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ps_get_next_namepath);
 
                return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
        }
 
-       /* Setup search scope info */
-
-       scope_info.scope.node = NULL;
-       node = parser_state->start_node;
-       if (node) {
-               scope_info.scope.node = node;
-       }
-
        /*
-        * Lookup the name in the internal namespace. We don't want to add
-        * anything new to the namespace here, however, so we use MODE_EXECUTE.
+        * Lookup the name in the internal namespace, starting with the current
+        * scope. We don't want to add anything new to the namespace here,
+        * however, so we use MODE_EXECUTE.
         * Allow searching of the parent tree, but don't open a new scope -
         * we just want to lookup the object (must be mode EXECUTE to perform
         * the upsearch)
         */
-       status =
-           acpi_ns_lookup(&scope_info, path, ACPI_TYPE_ANY, ACPI_IMODE_EXECUTE,
-                          ACPI_NS_SEARCH_PARENT | ACPI_NS_DONT_OPEN_SCOPE,
-                          NULL, &node);
+       status = acpi_ns_lookup(walk_state->scope_info, path,
+                               ACPI_TYPE_ANY, ACPI_IMODE_EXECUTE,
+                               ACPI_NS_SEARCH_PARENT | ACPI_NS_DONT_OPEN_SCOPE,
+                               NULL, &node);
 
        /*
         * If this name is a control method invocation, we must