diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ec.c b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
index 50895ff..2ae9194 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ enum {
 	EC_FLAGS_QUERY_GUARDING,	/* Guard for SCI_EVT check */
 	EC_FLAGS_GPE_HANDLER_INSTALLED,	/* GPE handler installed */
 	EC_FLAGS_EC_HANDLER_INSTALLED,	/* OpReg handler installed */
+	EC_FLAGS_EVT_HANDLER_INSTALLED, /* _Qxx handlers installed */
 	EC_FLAGS_STARTED,		/* Driver is started */
 	EC_FLAGS_STOPPED,		/* Driver is stopped */
 	EC_FLAGS_COMMAND_STORM,		/* GPE storms occurred to the
@@ -1380,7 +1381,7 @@ ec_parse_device(acpi_handle handle, u32 Level, void *context, void **retval)
  *       handler is not installed, which means "not able to handle
  *       transactions".
  */
-static int ec_install_handlers(struct acpi_ec *ec)
+static int ec_install_handlers(struct acpi_ec *ec, bool handle_events)
 {
 	acpi_status status;
 
@@ -1409,6 +1410,16 @@ static int ec_install_handlers(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 		set_bit(EC_FLAGS_EC_HANDLER_INSTALLED, &ec->flags);
 	}
 
+	if (!handle_events)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!test_bit(EC_FLAGS_EVT_HANDLER_INSTALLED, &ec->flags)) {
+		/* Find and register all query methods */
+		acpi_walk_namespace(ACPI_TYPE_METHOD, ec->handle, 1,
+				    acpi_ec_register_query_methods,
+				    NULL, ec, NULL);
+		set_bit(EC_FLAGS_EVT_HANDLER_INSTALLED, &ec->flags);
+	}
 	if (!test_bit(EC_FLAGS_GPE_HANDLER_INSTALLED, &ec->flags)) {
 		status = acpi_install_gpe_raw_handler(NULL, ec->gpe,
 					  ACPI_GPE_EDGE_TRIGGERED,
@@ -1419,6 +1430,9 @@ static int ec_install_handlers(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 			if (test_bit(EC_FLAGS_STARTED, &ec->flags) &&
 			    ec->reference_count >= 1)
 				acpi_ec_enable_gpe(ec, true);
+
+			/* EC is fully operational, allow queries */
+			acpi_ec_enable_event(ec);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1453,13 +1467,17 @@ static void ec_remove_handlers(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 			pr_err("failed to remove gpe handler\n");
 		clear_bit(EC_FLAGS_GPE_HANDLER_INSTALLED, &ec->flags);
 	}
+	if (test_bit(EC_FLAGS_EVT_HANDLER_INSTALLED, &ec->flags)) {
+		acpi_ec_remove_query_handlers(ec, true, 0);
+		clear_bit(EC_FLAGS_EVT_HANDLER_INSTALLED, &ec->flags);
+	}
 }
 
-static int acpi_ec_setup(struct acpi_ec *ec)
+static int acpi_ec_setup(struct acpi_ec *ec, bool handle_events)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = ec_install_handlers(ec);
+	ret = ec_install_handlers(ec, handle_events);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -1475,18 +1493,33 @@ static int acpi_ec_setup(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int acpi_config_boot_ec(struct acpi_ec *ec, bool is_ecdt)
+static int acpi_config_boot_ec(struct acpi_ec *ec, acpi_handle handle,
+			       bool handle_events, bool is_ecdt)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	if (boot_ec)
+	/*
+	 * Changing the ACPI handle results in a re-configuration of the
+	 * boot EC. And if it happens after the namespace initialization,
+	 * it causes _REG evaluations.
+	 */
+	if (boot_ec && boot_ec->handle != handle)
 		ec_remove_handlers(boot_ec);
 
 	/* Unset old boot EC */
 	if (boot_ec != ec)
 		acpi_ec_free(boot_ec);
 
-	ret = acpi_ec_setup(ec);
+	/*
+	 * ECDT device creation is split into acpi_ec_ecdt_probe() and
+	 * acpi_ec_ecdt_start(). This function takes care of completing the
+	 * ECDT parsing logic as the handle update should be performed
+	 * between the installation/uninstallation of the handlers.
+	 */
+	if (ec->handle != handle)
+		ec->handle = handle;
+
+	ret = acpi_ec_setup(ec, handle_events);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -1494,9 +1527,12 @@ static int acpi_config_boot_ec(struct acpi_ec *ec, bool is_ecdt)
 	if (!boot_ec) {
 		boot_ec = ec;
 		boot_ec_is_ecdt = is_ecdt;
-		acpi_handle_info(boot_ec->handle, "Used as boot %s EC\n",
-				 is_ecdt ? "ECDT" : "DSDT");
 	}
+
+	acpi_handle_info(boot_ec->handle,
+			 "Used as boot %s EC to handle transactions%s\n",
+			 is_ecdt ? "ECDT" : "DSDT",
+			 handle_events ? " and events" : "");
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1517,11 +1553,7 @@ static int acpi_ec_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 			goto err_alloc;
 	}
 
-	/* Find and register all query methods */
-	acpi_walk_namespace(ACPI_TYPE_METHOD, ec->handle, 1,
-			    acpi_ec_register_query_methods, NULL, ec, NULL);
-
-	ret = acpi_config_boot_ec(ec, false);
+	ret = acpi_config_boot_ec(ec, device->handle, true, false);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_query;
 
@@ -1534,9 +1566,6 @@ static int acpi_ec_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 
 	/* Reprobe devices depending on the EC */
 	acpi_walk_dep_device_list(ec->handle);
-
-	/* EC is fully operational, allow queries */
-	acpi_ec_enable_event(ec);
 	return 0;
 
 err_query:
@@ -1555,7 +1584,6 @@ static int acpi_ec_remove(struct acpi_device *device)
 
 	ec = acpi_driver_data(device);
 	ec_remove_handlers(ec);
-	acpi_ec_remove_query_handlers(ec, true, 0);
 	release_region(ec->data_addr, 1);
 	release_region(ec->command_addr, 1);
 	device->driver_data = NULL;
@@ -1601,9 +1629,8 @@ int __init acpi_ec_dsdt_probe(void)
 	if (!ec)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	/*
-	 * Finding EC from DSDT if there is no ECDT EC available. When this
-	 * function is invoked, ACPI tables have been fully loaded, we can
-	 * walk namespace now.
+	 * At this point, the namespace is initialized, so start to find
+	 * the namespace objects.
 	 */
 	status = acpi_get_devices(ec_device_ids[0].id,
 				  ec_parse_device, ec, NULL);
@@ -1611,13 +1638,55 @@ int __init acpi_ec_dsdt_probe(void)
 		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto error;
 	}
-	ret = acpi_config_boot_ec(ec, false);
+	/*
+	 * When the DSDT EC is available, always re-configure boot EC to
+	 * have _REG evaluated. _REG can only be evaluated after the
+	 * namespace initialization.
+	 * At this point, the GPE is not fully initialized, so do not to
+	 * handle the events.
+	 */
+	ret = acpi_config_boot_ec(ec, ec->handle, false, false);
 error:
 	if (ret)
 		acpi_ec_free(ec);
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/*
+ * If the DSDT EC is not functioning, we still need to prepare a fully
+ * functioning ECDT EC first in order to handle the events.
+ * https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=115021
+ */
+int __init acpi_ec_ecdt_start(void)
+{
+	struct acpi_table_ecdt *ecdt_ptr;
+	acpi_status status;
+	acpi_handle handle;
+
+	if (!boot_ec)
+		return -ENODEV;
+	/*
+	 * The DSDT EC should have already been started in
+	 * acpi_ec_add().
+	 */
+	if (!boot_ec_is_ecdt)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	status = acpi_get_table(ACPI_SIG_ECDT, 1,
+				(struct acpi_table_header **)&ecdt_ptr);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	/*
+	 * At this point, the namespace and the GPE is initialized, so
+	 * start to find the namespace objects and handle the events.
+	 */
+	status = acpi_get_handle(NULL, ecdt_ptr->id, &handle);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
+		return -ENODEV;
+	return acpi_config_boot_ec(boot_ec, handle, true, true);
+}
+
 #if 0
 /*
  * Some EC firmware variations refuses to respond QR_EC when SCI_EVT is not
@@ -1720,8 +1789,12 @@ int __init acpi_ec_ecdt_probe(void)
 		ec->data_addr = ecdt_ptr->data.address;
 	}
 	ec->gpe = ecdt_ptr->gpe;
-	ec->handle = ACPI_ROOT_OBJECT;
-	ret = acpi_config_boot_ec(ec, true);
+
+	/*
+	 * At this point, the namespace is not initialized, so do not find
+	 * the namespace objects, or handle the events.
+	 */
+	ret = acpi_config_boot_ec(ec, ACPI_ROOT_OBJECT, false, true);
 error:
 	if (ret)
 		acpi_ec_free(ec);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/internal.h b/drivers/acpi/internal.h
index 358b012..3797155 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/internal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/internal.h
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ typedef int (*acpi_ec_query_func) (void *data);
 int acpi_ec_init(void);
 int acpi_ec_ecdt_probe(void);
 int acpi_ec_dsdt_probe(void);
+int acpi_ec_ecdt_start(void);
 void acpi_ec_block_transactions(void);
 void acpi_ec_unblock_transactions(void);
 int acpi_ec_add_query_handler(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 query_bit,
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
index e878fc7..f8f9f4e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -2044,6 +2044,7 @@ int __init acpi_scan_init(void)
 	}
 
 	acpi_update_all_gpes();
+	acpi_ec_ecdt_start();
 
 	acpi_scan_initialized = true;
 
