diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ec.c b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
index 73c76d646064..290d6f5be44b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
@@ -1331,8 +1331,6 @@ static int ec_install_handlers(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 
 static void ec_remove_handlers(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 {
-	acpi_ec_stop(ec, false);
-
 	if (test_bit(EC_FLAGS_EC_HANDLER_INSTALLED, &ec->flags)) {
 		if (ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_remove_address_space_handler(ec->handle,
 					ACPI_ADR_SPACE_EC, &acpi_ec_space_handler)))
@@ -1340,6 +1338,19 @@ static void ec_remove_handlers(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 		clear_bit(EC_FLAGS_EC_HANDLER_INSTALLED, &ec->flags);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Stops handling the EC transactions after removing the operation
+	 * region handler. This is required because _REG(DISCONNECT)
+	 * invoked during the removal can result in new EC transactions.
+	 *
+	 * Flushes the EC requests and thus disables the GPE before
+	 * removing the GPE handler. This is required by the current ACPICA
+	 * GPE core. ACPICA GPE core will automatically disable a GPE when
+	 * it is indicated but there is no way to handle it. So the drivers
+	 * must disable the GPEs prior to removing the GPE handlers.
+	 */
+	acpi_ec_stop(ec, false);
+
 	if (test_bit(EC_FLAGS_GPE_HANDLER_INSTALLED, &ec->flags)) {
 		if (ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_remove_gpe_handler(NULL, ec->gpe,
 					&acpi_ec_gpe_handler)))