diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/power/acpi_button/acpi_button.c b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/power/acpi_button/acpi_button.c
index 17414e90ea..95f6585031 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/power/acpi_button/acpi_button.c
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/power/acpi_button/acpi_button.c
@@ -61,19 +61,10 @@ acpi_button_read (void* cookie, off_t position, void *buf, size_t* num_bytes)
 		
 	*((uint8 *)(buf)) = acpi->read_acpi_reg((uint32)(cookie));
 	
-	/* acpi->write_acpi_reg((uint32)(cookie),0); */
+	acpi->write_acpi_reg((uint32)(cookie),1);
 	
-	/* The above simple clearing of the status register doesn't seem to work.
-	   So we toggle the ENABLE bit instead. Hopefully this doesn't interfere
-	   with the debounce logic and result in two events */
-	   
-	if ((uint32)(cookie) == ACPI_BITREG_POWER_BUTTON_STATUS) {
-		acpi->write_acpi_reg(ACPI_BITREG_POWER_BUTTON_ENABLE,1);
-		acpi->write_acpi_reg(ACPI_BITREG_POWER_BUTTON_ENABLE,0);
-	} else if ((uint32)(cookie) == ACPI_BITREG_SLEEP_BUTTON_STATUS) {
-		acpi->write_acpi_reg(ACPI_BITREG_SLEEP_BUTTON_ENABLE,1);
-		acpi->write_acpi_reg(ACPI_BITREG_SLEEP_BUTTON_ENABLE,0);
-	}
+	/* You need to write 1 to the status register to clear it to 0.
+	   No, I don't understand Intel either. */
 	
 	*num_bytes = 1;
 	return B_OK;