diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeblk.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeblk.c
index 9c941947a0638..c27386cca4930 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeblk.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeblk.c
@@ -440,9 +440,11 @@ acpi_ev_initialize_gpe_block(struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info *gpe_xrupt_info,
 			     void *ignored)
 {
 	acpi_status status;
+	acpi_event_status event_status;
 	struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info;
 	u32 gpe_enabled_count;
 	u32 gpe_index;
+	u32 gpe_number;
 	u32 i;
 	u32 j;
 
@@ -470,30 +472,38 @@ acpi_ev_initialize_gpe_block(struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info *gpe_xrupt_info,
 
 			gpe_index = (i * ACPI_GPE_REGISTER_WIDTH) + j;
 			gpe_event_info = &gpe_block->event_info[gpe_index];
+			gpe_number = gpe_block->block_base_number + gpe_index;
 
 			/*
 			 * Ignore GPEs that have no corresponding _Lxx/_Exx method
-			 * and GPEs that are used to wake the system
+			 * and GPEs that are used for wakeup
 			 */
-			if ((ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_TYPE(gpe_event_info->flags) ==
-			     ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_NONE)
-			    || (ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_TYPE(gpe_event_info->flags) ==
-				ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_HANDLER)
-			    || (ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_TYPE(gpe_event_info->flags) ==
-				ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_RAW_HANDLER)
+			if ((ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_TYPE(gpe_event_info->flags) !=
+			     ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_METHOD)
 			    || (gpe_event_info->flags & ACPI_GPE_CAN_WAKE)) {
 				continue;
 			}
 
+			event_status = 0;
+			(void)acpi_hw_get_gpe_status(gpe_event_info,
+						     &event_status);
+
 			status = acpi_ev_add_gpe_reference(gpe_event_info);
 			if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 				ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
 					"Could not enable GPE 0x%02X",
-					gpe_index +
-					gpe_block->block_base_number));
+					gpe_number));
 				continue;
 			}
 
+			if (event_status & ACPI_EVENT_FLAG_STATUS_SET) {
+				ACPI_INFO(("GPE 0x%02X active on init",
+					   gpe_number));
+				(void)acpi_ev_gpe_dispatch(gpe_block->node,
+							   gpe_event_info,
+							   gpe_number);
+			}
+
 			gpe_enabled_count++;
 		}
 	}