diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfevnt.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfevnt.c
index e286640ad4ff..a8a077c97187 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfevnt.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfevnt.c
@@ -324,8 +324,9 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_clear_event)
  ******************************************************************************/
 acpi_status acpi_get_event_status(u32 event, acpi_event_status * event_status)
 {
-	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
-	u32 value;
+	acpi_status status;
+	acpi_event_status local_event_status = 0;
+	u32 in_byte;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(acpi_get_event_status);
 
@@ -339,29 +340,40 @@ acpi_status acpi_get_event_status(u32 event, acpi_event_status * event_status)
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
 	}
 
-	/* Get the status of the requested fixed event */
+	/* Fixed event currently can be dispatched? */
+
+	if (acpi_gbl_fixed_event_handlers[event].handler) {
+		local_event_status |= ACPI_EVENT_FLAG_HANDLE;
+	}
+
+	/* Fixed event currently enabled? */
 
 	status =
 	    acpi_read_bit_register(acpi_gbl_fixed_event_info[event].
-			      enable_register_id, &value);
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
+				   enable_register_id, &in_byte);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+	}
 
-	*event_status = value;
+	if (in_byte) {
+		local_event_status |= ACPI_EVENT_FLAG_ENABLED;
+	}
+
+	/* Fixed event currently active? */
 
 	status =
 	    acpi_read_bit_register(acpi_gbl_fixed_event_info[event].
-			      status_register_id, &value);
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
+				   status_register_id, &in_byte);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+	}
 
-	if (value)
-		*event_status |= ACPI_EVENT_FLAG_SET;
+	if (in_byte) {
+		local_event_status |= ACPI_EVENT_FLAG_SET;
+	}
 
-	if (acpi_gbl_fixed_event_handlers[event].handler)
-		*event_status |= ACPI_EVENT_FLAG_HANDLE;
-
-	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+	(*event_status) = local_event_status;
+	return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 }
 
 ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_get_event_status)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfgpe.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfgpe.c
index 2529d3c1c6b7..e889a5304abd 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfgpe.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfgpe.c
@@ -523,9 +523,6 @@ acpi_get_gpe_status(acpi_handle gpe_device,
 
 	status = acpi_hw_get_gpe_status(gpe_event_info, event_status);
 
-	if (gpe_event_info->flags & ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_MASK)
-		*event_status |= ACPI_EVENT_FLAG_HANDLE;
-
 unlock_and_exit:
 	acpi_os_release_lock(acpi_gbl_gpe_lock, flags);
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwgpe.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwgpe.c
index aa884d42361c..0302bc36287b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwgpe.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwgpe.c
@@ -216,6 +216,13 @@ acpi_hw_get_gpe_status(struct acpi_gpe_event_info * gpe_event_info,
 		return (AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
 	}
 
+	/* GPE currently handled? */
+
+	if ((gpe_event_info->flags & ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_MASK) !=
+	    ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_NONE) {
+		local_event_status |= ACPI_EVENT_FLAG_HANDLE;
+	}
+
 	/* Get the info block for the entire GPE register */
 
 	gpe_register_info = gpe_event_info->register_info;
diff --git a/include/acpi/actypes.h b/include/acpi/actypes.h
index ac03ec81d342..857830d8989b 100644
--- a/include/acpi/actypes.h
+++ b/include/acpi/actypes.h
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ typedef u32 acpi_event_type;
  *          |     | | +--- Enabled for wake?
  *          |     | +----- Set?
  *          |     +------- Has a handler?
- *          +----------- <Reserved>
+ *          +------------- <Reserved>
  */
 typedef u32 acpi_event_status;
 
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ typedef u32 acpi_event_status;
 #define ACPI_EVENT_FLAG_ENABLED         (acpi_event_status) 0x01
 #define ACPI_EVENT_FLAG_WAKE_ENABLED    (acpi_event_status) 0x02
 #define ACPI_EVENT_FLAG_SET             (acpi_event_status) 0x04
-#define ACPI_EVENT_FLAG_HANDLE		(acpi_event_status) 0x08
+#define ACPI_EVENT_FLAG_HANDLE          (acpi_event_status) 0x08
 
 /* Actions for acpi_set_gpe, acpi_gpe_wakeup, acpi_hw_low_set_gpe */