diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeblk.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeblk.c
index c27386c..3a3cb86 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeblk.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeblk.c
@@ -496,6 +496,8 @@ acpi_ev_initialize_gpe_block(struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info *gpe_xrupt_info,
 				continue;
 			}
 
+			gpe_event_info->flags |= ACPI_GPE_AUTO_ENABLED;
+
 			if (event_status & ACPI_EVENT_FLAG_STATUS_SET) {
 				ACPI_INFO(("GPE 0x%02X active on init",
 					   gpe_number));
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfgpe.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfgpe.c
index 57718a3e..67c7c4c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfgpe.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfgpe.c
@@ -435,6 +435,14 @@ acpi_setup_gpe_for_wake(acpi_handle wake_device,
 		 */
 		gpe_event_info->flags =
 		    (ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_NOTIFY | ACPI_GPE_LEVEL_TRIGGERED);
+	} else if (gpe_event_info->flags & ACPI_GPE_AUTO_ENABLED) {
+		/*
+		 * A reference to this GPE has been added during the GPE block
+		 * initialization, so drop it now to prevent the GPE from being
+		 * permanently enabled and clear its ACPI_GPE_AUTO_ENABLED flag.
+		 */
+		(void)acpi_ev_remove_gpe_reference(gpe_event_info);
+		gpe_event_info->flags &= ~ACPI_GPE_AUTO_ENABLED;
 	}
 
 	/*