diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ec.c b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
index 89d6d2868e8c..ab84f99f1369 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ enum ec_command {
 #define ACPI_EC_UDELAY_GLK	1000	/* Wait 1ms max. to get global lock */
 #define ACPI_EC_UDELAY		100	/* Wait 100us before polling EC again */
 
-#define ACPI_EC_STORM_THRESHOLD 20	/* number of false interrupts
+#define ACPI_EC_STORM_THRESHOLD 8	/* number of false interrupts
 					   per one transaction */
 
 enum {