diff --git a/drivers/acpi/evged.c b/drivers/acpi/evged.c
index 339e6d3dba7c..73116acd391d 100755
--- a/drivers/acpi/evged.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/evged.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static acpi_status acpi_ged_request_interrupt(struct acpi_resource *ares,
 
 	switch (gsi) {
 	case 0 ... 255:
-		sprintf(ev_name, "_%c%02hhX",
+		sprintf(ev_name, "_%c%02X",
 			trigger == ACPI_EDGE_SENSITIVE ? 'E' : 'L', gsi);
 
 		if (ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_handle(handle, ev_name, &evt_handle)))