diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_processor.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_processor.c
index c29c2c3ec0ad..b06f5f55ada9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_processor.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_processor.c
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ static int acpi_processor_hotadd_init(struct acpi_processor *pr)
 	acpi_status status;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (pr->apic_id == -1)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	status = acpi_evaluate_integer(pr->handle, "_STA", NULL, &sta);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status) || !(sta & ACPI_STA_DEVICE_PRESENT))
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -260,10 +263,8 @@ static int acpi_processor_get_info(struct acpi_device *device)
 	}
 
 	apic_id = acpi_get_apicid(pr->handle, device_declaration, pr->acpi_id);
-	if (apic_id < 0) {
+	if (apic_id < 0)
 		acpi_handle_debug(pr->handle, "failed to get CPU APIC ID.\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
 	pr->apic_id = apic_id;
 
 	cpu_index = acpi_map_cpuid(pr->apic_id, pr->acpi_id);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ec.c b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
index d7d32c28829b..ad11ba4a412d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
@@ -206,13 +206,13 @@ unlock:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ec->lock, flags);
 }
 
-static int acpi_ec_sync_query(struct acpi_ec *ec);
+static int acpi_ec_sync_query(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 *data);
 
 static int ec_check_sci_sync(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 state)
 {
 	if (state & ACPI_EC_FLAG_SCI) {
 		if (!test_and_set_bit(EC_FLAGS_QUERY_PENDING, &ec->flags))
-			return acpi_ec_sync_query(ec);
+			return acpi_ec_sync_query(ec, NULL);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -443,10 +443,8 @@ acpi_handle ec_get_handle(void)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ec_get_handle);
 
-static int acpi_ec_query_unlocked(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 *data);
-
 /*
- * Clears stale _Q events that might have accumulated in the EC.
+ * Process _Q events that might have accumulated in the EC.
  * Run with locked ec mutex.
  */
 static void acpi_ec_clear(struct acpi_ec *ec)
@@ -455,7 +453,7 @@ static void acpi_ec_clear(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 	u8 value = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ACPI_EC_CLEAR_MAX; i++) {
-		status = acpi_ec_query_unlocked(ec, &value);
+		status = acpi_ec_sync_query(ec, &value);
 		if (status || !value)
 			break;
 	}
@@ -582,13 +580,18 @@ static void acpi_ec_run(void *cxt)
 	kfree(handler);
 }
 
-static int acpi_ec_sync_query(struct acpi_ec *ec)
+static int acpi_ec_sync_query(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 *data)
 {
 	u8 value = 0;
 	int status;
 	struct acpi_ec_query_handler *handler, *copy;
-	if ((status = acpi_ec_query_unlocked(ec, &value)))
+
+	status = acpi_ec_query_unlocked(ec, &value);
+	if (data)
+		*data = value;
+	if (status)
 		return status;
+
 	list_for_each_entry(handler, &ec->list, node) {
 		if (value == handler->query_bit) {
 			/* have custom handler for this bit */
@@ -612,7 +615,7 @@ static void acpi_ec_gpe_query(void *ec_cxt)
 	if (!ec)
 		return;
 	mutex_lock(&ec->mutex);
-	acpi_ec_sync_query(ec);
+	acpi_ec_sync_query(ec, NULL);
 	mutex_unlock(&ec->mutex);
 }