diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpe.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpe.c
index 14988a8..67d44ef 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpe.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpe.c
@@ -373,6 +373,15 @@
 
 			gpe_register_info = &gpe_block->register_info[i];
 
+			/*
+			 * Optimization: If there are no GPEs enabled within this
+			 * register, we can safely ignore the entire register.
+			 */
+			if (!(gpe_register_info->enable_for_run |
+			      gpe_register_info->enable_for_wake)) {
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			/* Read the Status Register */
 
 			status =