diff --git a/drivers/acpi/events/evgpe.c b/drivers/acpi/events/evgpe.c
index 5354be44f87678beda3531645527a8e95a02edaf..e0339d4139a4e44de3d727558754d61c5af49555 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/events/evgpe.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/events/evgpe.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ev_disable_gpe(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info)
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 	}
 
-	/* Mark wake-disabled or HW disable, or both */
+	/* Clear the appropriate enabled flags for this GPE */
 
 	switch (gpe_event_info->flags & ACPI_GPE_TYPE_MASK) {
 	case ACPI_GPE_TYPE_WAKE:
@@ -273,13 +273,23 @@ acpi_status acpi_ev_disable_gpe(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info)
 		/* Disable the requested runtime GPE */
 
 		ACPI_CLEAR_BIT(gpe_event_info->flags, ACPI_GPE_RUN_ENABLED);
-
-		/* fallthrough */
+		break;
 
 	default:
-		acpi_hw_write_gpe_enable_reg(gpe_event_info);
+		break;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Even if we don't know the GPE type, make sure that we always
+	 * disable it. low_disable_gpe will just clear the enable bit for this
+	 * GPE and write it. It will not write out the current GPE enable mask,
+	 * since this may inadvertently enable GPEs too early, if a rogue GPE has
+	 * come in during ACPICA initialization - possibly as a result of AML or
+	 * other code that has enabled the GPE.
+	 */
+	status = acpi_hw_low_disable_gpe(gpe_event_info);
+	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/hardware/hwgpe.c b/drivers/acpi/hardware/hwgpe.c
index 14bc4f456ae8c3762889fef4c3badaf812f9977b..58347d6c43f89d94d6f14b24fed27a9acb2414d2 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/hardware/hwgpe.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/hardware/hwgpe.c
@@ -53,6 +53,54 @@ static acpi_status
 acpi_hw_enable_wakeup_gpe_block(struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info *gpe_xrupt_info,
 				struct acpi_gpe_block_info *gpe_block);
 
+/******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:	acpi_hw_low_disable_gpe
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:	gpe_event_info	    - Info block for the GPE to be disabled
+ *
+ * RETURN:	Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Disable a single GPE in the enable register.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+acpi_status acpi_hw_low_disable_gpe(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info)
+{
+	struct acpi_gpe_register_info *gpe_register_info;
+	acpi_status status;
+	u32 enable_mask;
+
+	/* Get the info block for the entire GPE register */
+
+	gpe_register_info = gpe_event_info->register_info;
+	if (!gpe_register_info) {
+		return (AE_NOT_EXIST);
+	}
+
+	/* Get current value of the enable register that contains this GPE */
+
+	status = acpi_hw_low_level_read(ACPI_GPE_REGISTER_WIDTH, &enable_mask,
+					&gpe_register_info->enable_address);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		return (status);
+	}
+
+	/* Clear just the bit that corresponds to this GPE */
+
+	ACPI_CLEAR_BIT(enable_mask,
+		       ((u32) 1 <<
+			(gpe_event_info->gpe_number -
+			 gpe_register_info->base_gpe_number)));
+
+	/* Write the updated enable mask */
+
+	status = acpi_hw_low_level_write(ACPI_GPE_REGISTER_WIDTH, enable_mask,
+					 &gpe_register_info->enable_address);
+
+	return (status);
+}
+
 /******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_hw_write_gpe_enable_reg
@@ -68,7 +116,7 @@ acpi_hw_enable_wakeup_gpe_block(struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info *gpe_xrupt_info,
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 acpi_status
-acpi_hw_write_gpe_enable_reg(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info)
+acpi_hw_write_gpe_enable_reg(struct acpi_gpe_event_info * gpe_event_info)
 {
 	struct acpi_gpe_register_info *gpe_register_info;
 	acpi_status status;
diff --git a/include/acpi/achware.h b/include/acpi/achware.h
index d4fb9bbc903c0a3f417ea195d8650af87757ef8b..45e985961f4cc176ed427f75157c99c28904d96c 100644
--- a/include/acpi/achware.h
+++ b/include/acpi/achware.h
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_hw_clear_acpi_status(void);
 /*
  * hwgpe - GPE support
  */
+acpi_status acpi_hw_low_disable_gpe(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info);
+
 acpi_status
 acpi_hw_write_gpe_enable_reg(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info);