diff --git a/drivers/acpi/sleep.c b/drivers/acpi/sleep.c
index 2c695b196cd2..152f7fc0b200 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/sleep.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/sleep.c
@@ -1006,10 +1006,16 @@ static bool acpi_s2idle_wake(void)
 			return true;
 
 		/*
-		 * If there are no EC events to process, the wakeup is regarded
-		 * as a genuine one.
+		 * If there are no EC events to process and at least one of the
+		 * other enabled GPEs is active, the wakeup is regarded as a
+		 * genuine one.
+		 *
+		 * Note that the checks below must be carried out in this order
+		 * to avoid returning prematurely due to a change of the EC GPE
+		 * status bit from unset to set between the checks with the
+		 * status bits of all the other GPEs unset.
 		 */
-		if (!acpi_ec_dispatch_gpe())
+		if (acpi_any_gpe_status_set() && !acpi_ec_dispatch_gpe())
 			return true;
 
 		/*