diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-acpi b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-acpi
index f27be7d1a49f4038951827c583734b1cf1be3125..e8ffc70ffe1234981a296f5488b2e133f23a0670 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-acpi
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-acpi
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ Description:
 
 		error - an interrupt that can't be accounted for above.
 
-		invalid: it's either a wakeup GPE or a GPE/Fixed Event that
+		invalid: it's either a GPE or a Fixed Event that
 			doesn't have an event handler.
 
 		disable: the GPE/Fixed Event is valid but disabled.
@@ -117,30 +117,30 @@ Description:
 		and other user space applications so that the machine won't shutdown
 		when pressing the power button.
 		# cat ff_pwr_btn
-		0
+		0	enabled
 		# press the power button for 3 times;
 		# cat ff_pwr_btn
-		3
+		3	enabled
 		# echo disable > ff_pwr_btn
 		# cat ff_pwr_btn
-		disable
+		3	disabled
 		# press the power button for 3 times;
 		# cat ff_pwr_btn
-		disable
+		3	disabled
 		# echo enable > ff_pwr_btn
 		# cat ff_pwr_btn
-		4
+		4	enabled
 		/*
 		 * this is because the status bit is set even if the enable bit is cleared,
 		 * and it triggers an ACPI fixed event when the enable bit is set again
 		 */
 		# press the power button for 3 times;
 		# cat ff_pwr_btn
-		7
+		7	enabled
 		# echo disable > ff_pwr_btn
 		# press the power button for 3 times;
 		# echo clear > ff_pwr_btn	/* clear the status bit */
 		# echo disable > ff_pwr_btn
 		# cat ff_pwr_btn
-		7
+		7	enabled
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/events/evxfevnt.c b/drivers/acpi/events/evxfevnt.c
index 73bfd6bf962ff9758e910dda2a073b892d76f1cf..211e93a90e955a6afe9455fab953a06adba2cdef 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/events/evxfevnt.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/events/evxfevnt.c
@@ -521,6 +521,9 @@ acpi_status acpi_get_event_status(u32 event, acpi_event_status * event_status)
 	if (value)
 		*event_status |= ACPI_EVENT_FLAG_SET;
 
+	if (acpi_gbl_fixed_event_handlers[event].handler)
+		*event_status |= ACPI_EVENT_FLAG_HANDLE;
+
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 
@@ -571,6 +574,9 @@ 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:
 	if (flags & ACPI_NOT_ISR) {
 		(void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_EVENTS);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/system.c b/drivers/acpi/system.c
index 1d74171b7940ff3e1975cf9f071069666ebed303..6d348dce08102aa1081af964256f18498beb715b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/system.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/system.c
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ static int acpi_system_sysfs_init(void)
 #define COUNT_ERROR 2	/* other */
 #define NUM_COUNTERS_EXTRA 3
 
-#define ACPI_EVENT_VALID	0x01
 struct event_counter {
 	u32 count;
 	u32 flags;
@@ -312,12 +311,6 @@ static int get_status(u32 index, acpi_event_status *status, acpi_handle *handle)
 	} else if (index < (num_gpes + ACPI_NUM_FIXED_EVENTS))
 		result = acpi_get_event_status(index - num_gpes, status);
 
-	/*
-	 * sleep/power button GPE/Fixed Event is enabled after acpi_system_init,
-	 * check the status at runtime and mark it as valid once it's enabled
-	 */
-	if (!result && (*status & ACPI_EVENT_FLAG_ENABLED))
-		all_counters[index].flags |= ACPI_EVENT_VALID;
 end:
 	return result;
 }
@@ -346,12 +339,14 @@ static ssize_t counter_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 	if (result)
 		goto end;
 
-	if (!(all_counters[index].flags & ACPI_EVENT_VALID))
-		size += sprintf(buf + size, "  invalid");
+	if (!(status & ACPI_EVENT_FLAG_HANDLE))
+		size += sprintf(buf + size, "	invalid");
 	else if (status & ACPI_EVENT_FLAG_ENABLED)
-		size += sprintf(buf + size, "	enable");
+		size += sprintf(buf + size, "	enabled");
+	else if (status & ACPI_EVENT_FLAG_WAKE_ENABLED)
+		size += sprintf(buf + size, "	wake_enabled");
 	else
-		size += sprintf(buf + size, "  disable");
+		size += sprintf(buf + size, "	disabled");
 
 end:
 	size += sprintf(buf + size, "\n");
@@ -385,7 +380,7 @@ static ssize_t counter_set(struct kobject *kobj,
 	if (result)
 		goto end;
 
-	if (!(all_counters[index].flags & ACPI_EVENT_VALID)) {
+	if (!(status & ACPI_EVENT_FLAG_HANDLE)) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING PREFIX
 			"Can not change Invalid GPE/Fixed Event status\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/include/acpi/actypes.h b/include/acpi/actypes.h
index e8936ab596277e26e1047dc8c3e2ceeb3b465427..7220361790b3ce105869e2dddc65c361d27e9d14 100644
--- a/include/acpi/actypes.h
+++ b/include/acpi/actypes.h
@@ -525,6 +525,7 @@ 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
 
 /*
  * General Purpose Events (GPE)