diff --git a/include/linux/acpi.h b/include/linux/acpi.h
index a3e0856c96004..78e34abb3d5c7 100644
--- a/include/linux/acpi.h
+++ b/include/linux/acpi.h
@@ -800,9 +800,18 @@ struct acpi_reference_args {
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
 int acpi_dev_get_property(struct acpi_device *adev, const char *name,
 			  acpi_object_type type, const union acpi_object **obj);
-int acpi_node_get_property_reference(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
-				     const char *name, size_t index,
-				     struct acpi_reference_args *args);
+int __acpi_node_get_property_reference(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
+				const char *name, size_t index, size_t num_args,
+				struct acpi_reference_args *args);
+
+static inline int acpi_node_get_property_reference(
+				struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
+				const char *name, size_t index,
+				struct acpi_reference_args *args)
+{
+	return __acpi_node_get_property_reference(fwnode, name, index,
+		NR_OF_FWNODE_REFERENCE_ARGS, args);
+}
 
 int acpi_node_prop_get(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode, const char *propname,
 		       void **valptr);
@@ -886,13 +895,22 @@ static inline int acpi_dev_get_property(struct acpi_device *adev,
 	return -ENXIO;
 }
 
-static inline int acpi_node_get_property_reference(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
-				const char *name, size_t index,
+static inline int
+__acpi_node_get_property_reference(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
+				const char *name, size_t index, size_t num_args,
 				struct acpi_reference_args *args)
 {
 	return -ENXIO;
 }
 
+static inline int
+acpi_node_get_property_reference(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
+				 const char *name, size_t index,
+				 struct acpi_reference_args *args)
+{
+	return -ENXIO;
+}
+
 static inline int acpi_node_prop_get(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 				     const char *propname,
 				     void **valptr)