static u32 acpi_ev_global_lock_handler(void *context);
 
+static acpi_status acpi_ev_remove_global_lock_handler(void);
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ev_is_notify_object
        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ev_remove_global_lock_handler
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  None
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Remove the handler for the Global Lock
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+static acpi_status acpi_ev_remove_global_lock_handler(void)
+{
+       acpi_status status;
+
+       ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ev_remove_global_lock_handler);
+
+       acpi_gbl_global_lock_present = FALSE;
+       status = acpi_remove_fixed_event_handler(ACPI_EVENT_GLOBAL,
+                                                acpi_ev_global_lock_handler);
+
+       return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+}
+
 /******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ev_acquire_global_lock
                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Could not remove SCI handler"));
                }
+
+               status = acpi_ev_remove_global_lock_handler();
+               if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                       ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                   "Could not remove Global Lock handler"));
+               }
        }
 
        /* Deallocate all handler objects installed within GPE info structs */