diff --git a/drivers/acpi/fan.c b/drivers/acpi/fan.c
index 384cfc3083e1..6cf4988206f2 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/fan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/fan.c
@@ -129,8 +129,18 @@ static int fan_get_state_acpi4(struct acpi_device *device, unsigned long *state)
 
 	control = obj->package.elements[1].integer.value;
 	for (i = 0; i < fan->fps_count; i++) {
-		if (control == fan->fps[i].control)
+		/*
+		 * When Fine Grain Control is set, return the state
+		 * corresponding to maximum fan->fps[i].control
+		 * value compared to the current speed. Here the
+		 * fan->fps[] is sorted array with increasing speed.
+		 */
+		if (fan->fif.fine_grain_ctrl && control < fan->fps[i].control) {
+			i = (i > 0) ? i - 1 : 0;
 			break;
+		} else if (control == fan->fps[i].control) {
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 	if (i == fan->fps_count) {
 		dev_dbg(&device->dev, "Invalid control value returned\n");