diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswexec.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswexec.c
index f2d2267054af..26353864d9f3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswexec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswexec.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static acpi_execute_op acpi_gbl_op_type_dispatch[] = {
 	acpi_ex_opcode_0A_0T_1R,
 	acpi_ex_opcode_1A_0T_0R,
 	acpi_ex_opcode_1A_0T_1R,
-	acpi_ex_opcode_1A_1T_0R,
+	NULL,			/* Was: acpi_ex_opcode_1A_0T_0R (Was for Load operator) */
 	acpi_ex_opcode_1A_1T_1R,
 	acpi_ex_opcode_2A_0T_0R,
 	acpi_ex_opcode_2A_0T_1R,
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c
index 6c2685a6a4c1..d92e9e8e42ba 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ acpi_ex_region_read(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc, u32 length, u8 *buffer)
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  obj_desc        - Region or Buffer/Field where the table will be
  *                                obtained
- *              target          - Where a handle to the table will be stored
+ *              target          - Where the status of the load will be stored
  *              walk_state      - Current state
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -278,6 +278,20 @@ acpi_ex_load_op(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ex_load_op);
 
+	if (target->common.descriptor_type == ACPI_DESC_TYPE_NAMED) {
+		target =
+		    acpi_ns_get_attached_object(ACPI_CAST_PTR
+						(struct acpi_namespace_node,
+						 target));
+	}
+	if (target->common.type != ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER) {
+		ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, AE_TYPE,
+				"Type not integer: %X\n", target->common.type));
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
+	}
+
+	target->integer.value = 0;
+
 	/* Source Object can be either an op_region or a Buffer/Field */
 
 	switch (obj_desc->common.type) {
@@ -430,9 +444,6 @@ acpi_ex_load_op(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 	 */
 	status = acpi_ex_add_table(table_index, &ddb_handle);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-
-		/* On error, table_ptr was deallocated above */
-
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 	}
 
@@ -442,21 +453,13 @@ acpi_ex_load_op(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 	acpi_ns_initialize_objects();
 	acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
 
-	/* Store the ddb_handle into the Target operand */
-
-	status = acpi_ex_store(ddb_handle, target, walk_state);
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		(void)acpi_ex_unload_table(ddb_handle);
-
-		/* table_ptr was deallocated above */
-
-		acpi_ut_remove_reference(ddb_handle);
-		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-	}
-
-	/* Remove the reference by added by acpi_ex_store above */
+	/* Remove the reference to ddb_handle created by acpi_ex_add_table above */
 
 	acpi_ut_remove_reference(ddb_handle);
+
+	/* Return -1 (non-zero) indicates success */
+
+	target->integer.value = 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF;
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg1.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg1.c
index 44b7c350ed5c..6070c89a56d8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg1.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg1.c
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_1A_0T_0R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 
+#ifdef _OBSOLETE_CODE		/* Was originally used for Load() operator */
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_opcode_1A_1T_0R
@@ -187,10 +188,12 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_1A_1T_0R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 	/* Examine the AML opcode */
 
 	switch (walk_state->opcode) {
+#ifdef _OBSOLETE_CODE
 	case AML_LOAD_OP:
 
 		status = acpi_ex_load_op(operand[0], operand[1], walk_state);
 		break;
+#endif
 
 	default:		/* Unknown opcode */
 
@@ -204,6 +207,7 @@ cleanup:
 
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
+#endif
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
@@ -215,6 +219,8 @@ cleanup:
  *
  * DESCRIPTION: Execute opcode with one argument, one target, and a
  *              return value.
+ *              January 2022: Added Load operator, with new ACPI 6.4
+ *              semantics.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
@@ -239,6 +245,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_1A_1T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 	case AML_FIND_SET_LEFT_BIT_OP:
 	case AML_FIND_SET_RIGHT_BIT_OP:
 	case AML_FROM_BCD_OP:
+	case AML_LOAD_OP:
 	case AML_TO_BCD_OP:
 	case AML_CONDITIONAL_REF_OF_OP:
 
@@ -338,6 +345,20 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_1A_1T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 			}
 			break;
 
+		case AML_LOAD_OP:	/* Result1 = Load (Operand[0], Result1) */
+
+			return_desc->integer.value = 0;
+			status =
+			    acpi_ex_load_op(operand[0], return_desc,
+					    walk_state);
+			if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
+
+				/* Return -1 (non-zero) indicates success */
+
+				return_desc->integer.value = 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF;
+			}
+			break;
+
 		case AML_TO_BCD_OP:	/* to_bcd (Operand, Result) */
 
 			return_desc->integer.value = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psopcode.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psopcode.c
index 3e80eb1a5f35..d5234f540e7a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psopcode.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psopcode.c
@@ -408,8 +408,8 @@ const struct acpi_opcode_info acpi_gbl_aml_op_info[AML_NUM_OPCODES] = {
 			 AML_HAS_ARGS | AML_NSOBJECT | AML_NSNODE |
 			 AML_DEFER | AML_FIELD | AML_CREATE),
 /* 4A */ ACPI_OP("Load", ARGP_LOAD_OP, ARGI_LOAD_OP, ACPI_TYPE_ANY,
-			 AML_CLASS_EXECUTE, AML_TYPE_EXEC_1A_1T_0R,
-			 AML_FLAGS_EXEC_1A_1T_0R),
+			 AML_CLASS_EXECUTE, AML_TYPE_EXEC_1A_1T_1R,
+			 AML_FLAGS_EXEC_1A_1T_1R),
 /* 4B */ ACPI_OP("Stall", ARGP_STALL_OP, ARGI_STALL_OP, ACPI_TYPE_ANY,
 			 AML_CLASS_EXECUTE, AML_TYPE_EXEC_1A_0T_0R,
 			 AML_FLAGS_EXEC_1A_0T_0R),