diff --git a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
index 0d099a24f776ac9bd665f3aab8006793031aef48..e53bef6cf53c627d7c9a6a566d75fbe1805d1138 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
@@ -852,6 +852,8 @@ static int ghes_notify_nmi(unsigned int cmd, struct pt_regs *regs)
 		if (ghes_read_estatus(ghes, 1)) {
 			ghes_clear_estatus(ghes);
 			continue;
+		} else {
+			ret = NMI_HANDLED;
 		}
 
 		sev = ghes_severity(ghes->estatus->error_severity);
@@ -863,12 +865,11 @@ static int ghes_notify_nmi(unsigned int cmd, struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 		__process_error(ghes);
 		ghes_clear_estatus(ghes);
-
-		ret = NMI_HANDLED;
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_NMI_SAFE_CMPXCHG
-	irq_work_queue(&ghes_proc_irq_work);
+	if (ret == NMI_HANDLED)
+		irq_work_queue(&ghes_proc_irq_work);
 #endif
 	atomic_dec(&ghes_in_nmi);
 	return ret;