diff --git a/drivers/power/supply/max17042_battery.c b/drivers/power/supply/max17042_battery.c
index 32f331480487..2eb61856f3e4 100644
--- a/drivers/power/supply/max17042_battery.c
+++ b/drivers/power/supply/max17042_battery.c
@@ -879,6 +879,10 @@ static irqreturn_t max17042_thread_handler(int id, void *dev)
 		max17042_set_soc_threshold(chip, 1);
 	}
 
+	/* we implicitly handle all alerts via power_supply_changed */
+	regmap_clear_bits(chip->regmap, MAX17042_STATUS,
+			  0xFFFF & ~(STATUS_POR_BIT | STATUS_BST_BIT));
+
 	power_supply_changed(chip->battery);
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }