diff --git a/drivers/acpi/events/evgpeblk.c b/drivers/acpi/events/evgpeblk.c
index 902c287b3a4f..361ebe6c4a6f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/events/evgpeblk.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/events/evgpeblk.c
@@ -586,6 +586,10 @@ acpi_ev_delete_gpe_xrupt(struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info *gpe_xrupt)
 	flags = acpi_os_acquire_lock(acpi_gbl_gpe_lock);
 	if (gpe_xrupt->previous) {
 		gpe_xrupt->previous->next = gpe_xrupt->next;
+	} else {
+		/* No previous, update list head */
+
+		acpi_gbl_gpe_xrupt_list_head = gpe_xrupt->next;
 	}
 
 	if (gpe_xrupt->next) {