if ((ACPI_FAILURE(status)) || walk_state->result_obj) {
                acpi_ut_remove_reference(return_desc);
+               walk_state->result_obj = NULL;
        } else {
                /* Save the return value */
 
 
                goto cleanup;
        }
 
-       /* Return the remainder */
-
-       walk_state->result_obj = return_desc1;
-
       cleanup:
        /*
         * Since the remainder is not returned indirectly, remove a reference to
                acpi_ut_remove_reference(return_desc1);
        }
 
+       /* Save return object (the remainder) on success */
+
+       else {
+               walk_state->result_obj = return_desc1;
+       }
+
        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 
 
        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                acpi_ut_remove_reference(return_desc);
+               walk_state->result_obj = NULL;
        }
 
        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
                return_desc->integer.value = ACPI_INTEGER_MAX;
        }
 
-       walk_state->result_obj = return_desc;
-
       cleanup:
 
        /* Delete return object on error */
                acpi_ut_remove_reference(return_desc);
        }
 
+       /* Save return object on success */
+
+       else {
+               walk_state->result_obj = return_desc;
+       }
+
        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 
 
        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status) || walk_state->result_obj) {
                acpi_ut_remove_reference(return_desc);
+               walk_state->result_obj = NULL;
        }
 
        /* Set the return object and exit */
 
                goto cleanup;
        }
 
-       walk_state->result_obj = return_desc;
-
       cleanup:
 
        /* Delete return object on error */
                acpi_ut_remove_reference(return_desc);
        }
 
+       /* Save return object on success */
+
+       else {
+               walk_state->result_obj = return_desc;
+       }
+
        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }