diff --git a/drivers/acpi/button.c b/drivers/acpi/button.c
index 9d568d4..cb046c3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/button.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/button.c
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@
 		return -ENODEV;
 	/* input layer checks if event is redundant */
 	input_report_switch(button->input, SW_LID, !state);
+	input_sync(button->input);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -285,8 +286,8 @@
 			input_report_key(input, keycode, 1);
 			input_sync(input);
 			input_report_key(input, keycode, 0);
+			input_sync(input);
 		}
-		input_sync(input);
 
 		acpi_bus_generate_proc_event(button->device, event,
 					++button->pushed);