diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acevents.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acevents.h
index 831660179662ea60a3932ab71f3592e18ba19419..c8652f91054eb250494076051472b000fb1f3466 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acevents.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acevents.h
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ acpi_status
 acpi_ev_mask_gpe(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info, u8 is_masked);
 
 acpi_status
-acpi_ev_add_gpe_reference(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info);
+acpi_ev_add_gpe_reference(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info,
+			  u8 clear_on_enable);
 
 acpi_status
 acpi_ev_remove_gpe_reference(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpe.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpe.c
index 62d3aa74277b4d03cb4bd1e7d5cee705864bd41b..344feba290635e02a588fc9316b49b4aaf16aeae 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpe.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpe.c
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ acpi_ev_mask_gpe(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info, u8 is_masked)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ev_add_gpe_reference
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  gpe_event_info          - Add a reference to this GPE
+ *              clear_on_enable         - Clear GPE status before enabling it
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -155,7 +156,8 @@ acpi_ev_mask_gpe(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info, u8 is_masked)
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 acpi_status
-acpi_ev_add_gpe_reference(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info)
+acpi_ev_add_gpe_reference(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info,
+			  u8 clear_on_enable)
 {
 	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
 
@@ -170,6 +172,10 @@ acpi_ev_add_gpe_reference(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info)
 
 		/* Enable on first reference */
 
+		if (clear_on_enable) {
+			(void)acpi_hw_clear_gpe(gpe_event_info);
+		}
+
 		status = acpi_ev_update_gpe_enable_mask(gpe_event_info);
 		if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
 			status = acpi_ev_enable_gpe(gpe_event_info);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeblk.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeblk.c
index 328d1d6123ad6e04c50d8d485dc34ef26020c4e2..fb15e9e2373b93b5828eb63832510ef3d0f8189d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeblk.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeblk.c
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ acpi_ev_initialize_gpe_block(struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info *gpe_xrupt_info,
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			status = acpi_ev_add_gpe_reference(gpe_event_info);
+			status = acpi_ev_add_gpe_reference(gpe_event_info, FALSE);
 			if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 				ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
 					"Could not enable GPE 0x%02X",
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxface.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxface.c
index 3df00eb6621bd200850b6c0439b9964d63534238..279ef0557aa38e29f56ed16a0993c342dc0af2fa 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxface.c
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ acpi_remove_gpe_handler(acpi_handle gpe_device,
 	      ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_METHOD) ||
 	     (ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_TYPE(handler->original_flags) ==
 	      ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_NOTIFY)) && handler->originally_enabled) {
-		(void)acpi_ev_add_gpe_reference(gpe_event_info);
+		(void)acpi_ev_add_gpe_reference(gpe_event_info, FALSE);
 		if (ACPI_GPE_IS_POLLING_NEEDED(gpe_event_info)) {
 
 			/* Poll edge triggered GPEs to handle existing events */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfgpe.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfgpe.c
index 30a083902f522115f23642233805a3c7fb11a812..710488ec59e99f7819a7de1d685f87fe6a87b500 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfgpe.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfgpe.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_enable_gpe(acpi_handle gpe_device, u32 gpe_number)
 	if (gpe_event_info) {
 		if (ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_TYPE(gpe_event_info->flags) !=
 		    ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_NONE) {
-			status = acpi_ev_add_gpe_reference(gpe_event_info);
+			status = acpi_ev_add_gpe_reference(gpe_event_info, TRUE);
 			if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status) &&
 			    ACPI_GPE_IS_POLLING_NEEDED(gpe_event_info)) {