diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
index 45ec32e81903..08bfe8303083 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
@@ -705,6 +705,8 @@ void
 acpi_ds_terminate_control_method(union acpi_operand_object *method_desc,
 				 struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 {
+	u32 i;
+	struct acpi_namespace_node *ref_node;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ds_terminate_control_method, walk_state);
 
@@ -715,6 +717,47 @@ acpi_ds_terminate_control_method(union acpi_operand_object *method_desc,
 	}
 
 	if (walk_state) {
+		/*
+		 * Check if the return value is a ref_of reference to a method local
+		 * or argument. If so, clear the reference to avoid use-after-free
+		 * when the walk state is deleted.
+		 */
+		if (walk_state->return_desc &&
+		    (walk_state->return_desc->common.type ==
+		     ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE)
+		    && (walk_state->return_desc->reference.class ==
+			ACPI_REFCLASS_REFOF)) {
+			ref_node = walk_state->return_desc->reference.object;
+			if (ref_node) {
+
+				/* Check against method locals */
+				for (i = 0; i < ACPI_METHOD_NUM_LOCALS; i++) {
+					if (ref_node ==
+					    &walk_state->local_variables[i]) {
+						acpi_ut_remove_reference
+						    (walk_state->return_desc);
+						walk_state->return_desc = NULL;
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+
+				/* Check against method arguments if not already cleared */
+				if (walk_state->return_desc) {
+					for (i = 0; i < ACPI_METHOD_NUM_ARGS;
+					     i++) {
+						if (ref_node ==
+						    &walk_state->arguments[i]) {
+							acpi_ut_remove_reference
+							    (walk_state->
+							     return_desc);
+							walk_state->
+							    return_desc = NULL;
+							break;
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
 
 		/* Delete all arguments and locals */