diff --git a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
index 8f8da9f92090..eac4f3b02df9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
@@ -847,6 +847,8 @@ static int ghes_notify_nmi(unsigned int cmd, struct pt_regs *regs)
 		if (ghes_read_estatus(ghes, 1)) {
 			ghes_clear_estatus(ghes);
 			continue;
+		} else {
+			ret = NMI_HANDLED;
 		}
 
 		sev = ghes_severity(ghes->estatus->error_severity);
@@ -858,12 +860,11 @@ static int ghes_notify_nmi(unsigned int cmd, struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 		__process_error(ghes);
 		ghes_clear_estatus(ghes);
-
-		ret = NMI_HANDLED;
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAVE_NMI_SAFE_CMPXCHG
-	irq_work_queue(&ghes_proc_irq_work);
+	if (ret == NMI_HANDLED)
+		irq_work_queue(&ghes_proc_irq_work);
 #endif
 	atomic_dec(&ghes_in_nmi);
 	return ret;