diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 72065532c1c7..4a0e66b2b357 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -2231,9 +2231,11 @@ static struct gpio_desc *of_find_gpio(struct device *dev, const char *con_id,
 	return desc;
 }
 
-static struct gpio_desc *acpi_find_gpio(struct device *dev, const char *con_id,
+static struct gpio_desc *acpi_find_gpio(struct device *dev,
+					const char *con_id,
 					unsigned int idx,
-					enum gpio_lookup_flags *flags)
+					enum gpiod_flags flags,
+					enum gpio_lookup_flags *lookupflags)
 {
 	struct acpi_device *adev = ACPI_COMPANION(dev);
 	struct acpi_gpio_info info;
@@ -2264,10 +2266,16 @@ static struct gpio_desc *acpi_find_gpio(struct device *dev, const char *con_id,
 		desc = acpi_get_gpiod_by_index(adev, NULL, idx, &info);
 		if (IS_ERR(desc))
 			return desc;
+
+		if ((flags == GPIOD_OUT_LOW || flags == GPIOD_OUT_HIGH) &&
+		    info.gpioint) {
+			dev_dbg(dev, "refusing GpioInt() entry when doing GPIOD_OUT_* lookup\n");
+			return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (info.polarity == GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW)
-		*flags |= GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW;
+		*lookupflags |= GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW;
 
 	return desc;
 }
@@ -2530,7 +2538,7 @@ struct gpio_desc *__must_check gpiod_get_index(struct device *dev,
 			desc = of_find_gpio(dev, con_id, idx, &lookupflags);
 		} else if (ACPI_COMPANION(dev)) {
 			dev_dbg(dev, "using ACPI for GPIO lookup\n");
-			desc = acpi_find_gpio(dev, con_id, idx, &lookupflags);
+			desc = acpi_find_gpio(dev, con_id, idx, flags, &lookupflags);
 		}
 	}