diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utils.c b/drivers/acpi/utils.c
index 371ac12d25b1..5512309d167b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utils.c
@@ -347,22 +347,16 @@ acpi_evaluate_reference(acpi_handle handle,
 	package = buffer.pointer;
 
 	if ((buffer.length == 0) || !package) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "No return object (len %X ptr %p)\n",
-			    (unsigned)buffer.length, package);
 		status = AE_BAD_DATA;
 		acpi_util_eval_error(handle, pathname, status);
 		goto end;
 	}
 	if (package->type != ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Expecting a [Package], found type %X\n",
-			    package->type);
 		status = AE_BAD_DATA;
 		acpi_util_eval_error(handle, pathname, status);
 		goto end;
 	}
 	if (!package->package.count) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "[Package] has zero elements (%p)\n",
-			    package);
 		status = AE_BAD_DATA;
 		acpi_util_eval_error(handle, pathname, status);
 		goto end;
@@ -381,17 +375,13 @@ acpi_evaluate_reference(acpi_handle handle,
 
 		if (element->type != ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE) {
 			status = AE_BAD_DATA;
-			printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX
-				    "Expecting a [Reference] package element, found type %X\n",
-				    element->type);
 			acpi_util_eval_error(handle, pathname, status);
 			break;
 		}
 
 		if (!element->reference.handle) {
-			printk(KERN_WARNING PREFIX "Invalid reference in"
-			       " package %s\n", pathname);
 			status = AE_NULL_ENTRY;
+			acpi_util_eval_error(handle, pathname, status);
 			break;
 		}
 		/* Get the  acpi_handle. */