diff --git a/drivers/acpi/hardware/hwsleep.c b/drivers/acpi/hardware/hwsleep.c
index 76c525dc590b..cf69c0040a39 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/hardware/hwsleep.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/hardware/hwsleep.c
@@ -576,13 +576,10 @@ acpi_status acpi_leave_sleep_state(u8 sleep_state)
 		ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "During Method _BFS"));
 	}
 
-	status = acpi_evaluate_object(NULL, METHOD_NAME__WAK, &arg_list, NULL);
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status) && status != AE_NOT_FOUND) {
-		ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "During Method _WAK"));
-	}
-	/* TBD: _WAK "sometimes" returns stuff - do we want to look at it? */
-
 	/*
+	 * GPEs must be enabled before _WAK is called as GPEs
+	 * might get fired there
+	 *
 	 * Restore the GPEs:
 	 * 1) Disable/Clear all GPEs
 	 * 2) Enable all runtime GPEs
@@ -591,13 +588,19 @@ acpi_status acpi_leave_sleep_state(u8 sleep_state)
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 	}
-	acpi_gbl_system_awake_and_running = TRUE;
-
 	status = acpi_hw_enable_all_runtime_gpes();
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 	}
 
+	status = acpi_evaluate_object(NULL, METHOD_NAME__WAK, &arg_list, NULL);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status) && status != AE_NOT_FOUND) {
+		ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "During Method _WAK"));
+	}
+	/* TBD: _WAK "sometimes" returns stuff - do we want to look at it? */
+
+	acpi_gbl_system_awake_and_running = TRUE;
+
 	/* Enable power button */
 
 	(void)