return AE_CTRL_TERMINATE;
 }
 
+static void ec_remove_handlers(struct acpi_ec *ec)
+{
+       acpi_remove_address_space_handler(ec->handle,
+                                         ACPI_ADR_SPACE_EC,
+                                         &acpi_ec_space_handler);
+       acpi_remove_gpe_handler(NULL, ec->gpe, &acpi_ec_gpe_handler);
+}
+
 static int acpi_ec_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 {
        struct acpi_ec *ec = NULL;
        /* Check if we found the boot EC */
        if (boot_ec) {
                if (boot_ec->gpe == ec->gpe) {
-                       /* We might have incorrect info for GL at boot time */
                        mutex_lock(&boot_ec->lock);
-                       boot_ec->global_lock = ec->global_lock;
-                       /* Copy handlers from new ec into boot ec */
-                       list_splice(&ec->list, &boot_ec->list);
+                       ec_remove_handlers(boot_ec);
                        mutex_unlock(&boot_ec->lock);
-                       kfree(ec);
-                       ec = boot_ec;
+                       mutex_destroy(&boot_ec->lock);
+                       kfree(boot_ec);
+                       first_ec = boot_ec = NULL;
                }
-       } else
+       }
+       if (!first_ec)
                first_ec = ec;
        ec->handle = device->handle;
        acpi_driver_data(device) = ec;
        if (ec == first_ec)
                first_ec = NULL;
 
-       /* Don't touch boot EC */
-       if (boot_ec != ec)
-               kfree(ec);
        return 0;
 }
 
        if (!ec)
                return -EINVAL;
 
-       /* Boot EC is already working */
-       if (ec != boot_ec)
-               ret = ec_install_handlers(ec);
+       ret = ec_install_handlers(ec);
 
        /* EC is fully operational, allow queries */
        atomic_set(&ec->query_pending, 0);
 
 static int acpi_ec_stop(struct acpi_device *device, int type)
 {
-       acpi_status status;
        struct acpi_ec *ec;
 
        if (!device)
        ec = acpi_driver_data(device);
        if (!ec)
                return -EINVAL;
-
-       /* Don't touch boot EC */
-       if (ec == boot_ec)
-               return 0;
-
-       status = acpi_remove_address_space_handler(ec->handle,
-                                                  ACPI_ADR_SPACE_EC,
-                                                  &acpi_ec_space_handler);
-       if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
-               return -ENODEV;
-
-       status = acpi_remove_gpe_handler(NULL, ec->gpe, &acpi_ec_gpe_handler);
-       if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
-               return -ENODEV;
-
+       ec_remove_handlers(ec);
        return 0;
 }