diff --git a/drivers/acpi/evged.c b/drivers/acpi/evged.c
index b1a7f8d6965e..fe6b6792c8bb 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/evged.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/evged.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ 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)))