diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ec.c b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
index d016ea31b8e9..49d89909b4ed 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
@@ -158,16 +158,17 @@ static int ec_transaction_completed(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret = 0;
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ec->lock, flags);
-	if (!ec->curr || (ec->curr->flags & ACPI_EC_COMMAND_COMPLETE))
+	if (ec->curr && (ec->curr->flags & ACPI_EC_COMMAND_COMPLETE))
 		ret = 1;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ec->lock, flags);
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void advance_transaction(struct acpi_ec *ec)
+static bool advance_transaction(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 {
 	struct transaction *t;
 	u8 status;
+	bool wakeup = false;
 
 	pr_debug("===== %s =====\n", in_interrupt() ? "IRQ" : "TASK");
 	status = acpi_ec_read_status(ec);
@@ -183,21 +184,25 @@ static void advance_transaction(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 		} else if (t->rlen > t->ri) {
 			if ((status & ACPI_EC_FLAG_OBF) == 1) {
 				t->rdata[t->ri++] = acpi_ec_read_data(ec);
-				if (t->rlen == t->ri)
+				if (t->rlen == t->ri) {
 					t->flags |= ACPI_EC_COMMAND_COMPLETE;
+					wakeup = true;
+				}
 			} else
 				goto err;
 		} else if (t->wlen == t->wi &&
-			   (status & ACPI_EC_FLAG_IBF) == 0)
+			   (status & ACPI_EC_FLAG_IBF) == 0) {
 			t->flags |= ACPI_EC_COMMAND_COMPLETE;
-		return;
+			wakeup = true;
+		}
+		return wakeup;
 	} else {
 		if ((status & ACPI_EC_FLAG_IBF) == 0) {
 			acpi_ec_write_cmd(ec, t->command);
 			t->flags |= ACPI_EC_COMMAND_POLL;
 		} else
 			goto err;
-		return;
+		return wakeup;
 	}
 err:
 	/*
@@ -208,13 +213,14 @@ err:
 		if (in_interrupt() && t)
 			++t->irq_count;
 	}
+	return wakeup;
 }
 
 static void start_transaction(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 {
 	ec->curr->irq_count = ec->curr->wi = ec->curr->ri = 0;
 	ec->curr->flags = 0;
-	advance_transaction(ec);
+	(void)advance_transaction(ec);
 }
 
 static int acpi_ec_sync_query(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 *data);
@@ -248,7 +254,7 @@ static int ec_poll(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 					return 0;
 			}
 			spin_lock_irqsave(&ec->lock, flags);
-			advance_transaction(ec);
+			(void)advance_transaction(ec);
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ec->lock, flags);
 		} while (time_before(jiffies, delay));
 		pr_debug("controller reset, restart transaction\n");
@@ -627,12 +633,10 @@ static u32 acpi_ec_gpe_handler(acpi_handle gpe_device,
 	struct acpi_ec *ec = data;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ec->lock, flags);
-	advance_transaction(ec);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ec->lock, flags);
-	if (ec_transaction_completed(ec)) {
+	if (advance_transaction(ec))
 		wake_up(&ec->wait);
-		ec_check_sci(ec, acpi_ec_read_status(ec));
-	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ec->lock, flags);
+	ec_check_sci(ec, acpi_ec_read_status(ec));
 	return ACPI_INTERRUPT_HANDLED | ACPI_REENABLE_GPE;
 }