diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ec.c b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
index 79305bed4164..8d5444defd7e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
@@ -909,8 +909,7 @@ static void acpi_ec_start(struct acpi_ec *ec, bool resuming)
 		if (!resuming) {
 			acpi_ec_submit_request(ec);
 			ec_dbg_ref(ec, "Increase driver");
-		} else
-			__acpi_ec_enable_event(ec);
+		}
 		ec_log_drv("EC started");
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ec->lock, flags);
@@ -965,19 +964,6 @@ void acpi_ec_block_transactions(void)
 }
 
 void acpi_ec_unblock_transactions(void)
-{
-	struct acpi_ec *ec = first_ec;
-
-	if (!ec)
-		return;
-
-	/* Allow transactions to be carried out again */
-	acpi_ec_start(ec, true);
-
-	acpi_ec_enable_event(ec);
-}
-
-void acpi_ec_unblock_transactions_early(void)
 {
 	/*
 	 * Allow transactions to happen again (this function is called from
@@ -1706,10 +1692,20 @@ static int acpi_ec_resume_noirq(struct device *dev)
 	acpi_ec_leave_noirq(ec);
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static int acpi_ec_resume(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct acpi_ec *ec =
+		acpi_driver_data(to_acpi_device(dev));
+
+	acpi_ec_enable_event(ec);
+	return 0;
+}
 #endif
 
 static const struct dev_pm_ops acpi_ec_pm = {
 	SET_NOIRQ_SYSTEM_SLEEP_PM_OPS(acpi_ec_suspend_noirq, acpi_ec_resume_noirq)
+	SET_SYSTEM_SLEEP_PM_OPS(NULL, acpi_ec_resume)
 };
 
 static int param_set_event_clearing(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/internal.h b/drivers/acpi/internal.h
index 6996121ee003..29f206318d3d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/internal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/internal.h
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ int acpi_ec_ecdt_probe(void);
 int acpi_ec_dsdt_probe(void);
 void acpi_ec_block_transactions(void);
 void acpi_ec_unblock_transactions(void);
-void acpi_ec_unblock_transactions_early(void);
 int acpi_ec_add_query_handler(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 query_bit,
 			      acpi_handle handle, acpi_ec_query_func func,
 			      void *data);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/sleep.c b/drivers/acpi/sleep.c
index 2b38c1bb0446..bb1e0d21f828 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/sleep.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/sleep.c
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ static int acpi_suspend_enter(suspend_state_t pm_state)
 	 */
 	acpi_disable_all_gpes();
 	/* Allow EC transactions to happen. */
-	acpi_ec_unblock_transactions_early();
+	acpi_ec_unblock_transactions();
 
 	suspend_nvs_restore();
 
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ static void acpi_hibernation_leave(void)
 	/* Restore the NVS memory area */
 	suspend_nvs_restore();
 	/* Allow EC transactions to happen. */
-	acpi_ec_unblock_transactions_early();
+	acpi_ec_unblock_transactions();
 }
 
 static void acpi_pm_thaw(void)