diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acconfig.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acconfig.h
index 33181ad350d5e1be00982cec40f497f0c47aa2ae..b17d8de9f6ffd5c98b7f02f610c8bc0ce1248ace 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acconfig.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acconfig.h
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@
 
 #define ACPI_MAX_LOOP_ITERATIONS        0xFFFF
 
+/* Maximum sleep allowed via Sleep() operator */
+
+#define ACPI_MAX_SLEEP                  20000	/* Two seconds */
+
 /******************************************************************************
  *
  * ACPI Specification constants (Do not change unless the specification changes)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exsystem.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exsystem.c
index 6d32e09327f17e35724839fa81dee69707867f1d..675aaa91a770f2a78d3e0f9e9ae134ccf95ae446 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exsystem.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exsystem.c
@@ -201,6 +201,14 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_system_do_sleep(u64 how_long)
 
 	acpi_ex_relinquish_interpreter();
 
+	/*
+	 * For compatibility with other ACPI implementations and to prevent
+	 * accidental deep sleeps, limit the sleep time to something reasonable.
+	 */
+	if (how_long > ACPI_MAX_SLEEP) {
+		how_long = ACPI_MAX_SLEEP;
+	}
+
 	acpi_os_sleep(how_long);
 
 	/* And now we must get the interpreter again */