diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ec.c b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
index 5b53a66d403d..57eacdcbf820 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
@@ -1984,9 +1984,13 @@ bool acpi_ec_dispatch_gpe(void)
 	 * to allow the caller to process events properly after that.
 	 */
 	ret = acpi_dispatch_gpe(NULL, first_ec->gpe);
-	if (ret == ACPI_INTERRUPT_HANDLED)
+	if (ret == ACPI_INTERRUPT_HANDLED) {
 		pm_pr_dbg("EC GPE dispatched\n");
 
+		/* Flush the event and query workqueues. */
+		acpi_ec_flush_work();
+	}
+
 	return false;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_PM_SLEEP */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/sleep.c b/drivers/acpi/sleep.c
index 85514c0f3aa5..d1b74179d217 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/sleep.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/sleep.c
@@ -977,13 +977,6 @@ static int acpi_s2idle_prepare_late(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void acpi_s2idle_sync(void)
-{
-	/* The EC driver uses special workqueues that need to be flushed. */
-	acpi_ec_flush_work();
-	acpi_os_wait_events_complete(); /* synchronize Notify handling */
-}
-
 static bool acpi_s2idle_wake(void)
 {
 	if (!acpi_sci_irq_valid())
@@ -1015,7 +1008,7 @@ static bool acpi_s2idle_wake(void)
 			return true;
 
 		/*
-		 * Cancel the wakeup and process all pending events in case
+		 * Cancel the SCI wakeup and process all pending events in case
 		 * there are any wakeup ones in there.
 		 *
 		 * Note that if any non-EC GPEs are active at this point, the
@@ -1023,8 +1016,7 @@ static bool acpi_s2idle_wake(void)
 		 * should be missed by canceling the wakeup here.
 		 */
 		pm_system_cancel_wakeup();
-
-		acpi_s2idle_sync();
+		acpi_os_wait_events_complete();
 
 		/*
 		 * The SCI is in the "suspended" state now and it cannot produce
@@ -1057,7 +1049,8 @@ static void acpi_s2idle_restore(void)
 	 * of GPEs.
 	 */
 	acpi_os_wait_events_complete(); /* synchronize GPE processing */
-	acpi_s2idle_sync();
+	acpi_ec_flush_work(); /* flush the EC driver's workqueues */
+	acpi_os_wait_events_complete(); /* synchronize Notify handling */
 
 	s2idle_wakeup = false;