diff --git a/drivers/input/input-mt.c b/drivers/input/input-mt.c
index 37ee1f925d23..6020d06652a8 100644
--- a/drivers/input/input-mt.c
+++ b/drivers/input/input-mt.c
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ int input_mt_init_slots(struct input_dev *dev, unsigned int num_slots)
 	mt->num_slots = num_slots;
 	input_set_abs_params(dev, ABS_MT_SLOT, 0, num_slots - 1, 0, 0);
 	input_set_abs_params(dev, ABS_MT_TRACKING_ID, 0, TRKID_MAX, 0, 0);
-	input_set_events_per_packet(dev, 6 * num_slots);
 
 	/* Mark slots as 'unused' */
 	for (i = 0; i < num_slots; i++)
diff --git a/drivers/input/input.c b/drivers/input/input.c
index 79a4a2ad74de..fb3a2c112deb 100644
--- a/drivers/input/input.c
+++ b/drivers/input/input.c
@@ -1778,6 +1778,9 @@ static unsigned int input_estimate_events_per_packet(struct input_dev *dev)
 		if (test_bit(i, dev->relbit))
 			events++;
 
+	/* Make room for KEY and MSC events */
+	events += 7;
+
 	return events;
 }
 
@@ -1816,6 +1819,7 @@ int input_register_device(struct input_dev *dev)
 {
 	static atomic_t input_no = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 	struct input_handler *handler;
+	unsigned int packet_size;
 	const char *path;
 	int error;
 
@@ -1828,9 +1832,9 @@ int input_register_device(struct input_dev *dev)
 	/* Make sure that bitmasks not mentioned in dev->evbit are clean. */
 	input_cleanse_bitmasks(dev);
 
-	if (!dev->hint_events_per_packet)
-		dev->hint_events_per_packet =
-				input_estimate_events_per_packet(dev);
+	packet_size = input_estimate_events_per_packet(dev);
+	if (dev->hint_events_per_packet < packet_size)
+		dev->hint_events_per_packet = packet_size;
 
 	/*
 	 * If delay and period are pre-set by the driver, then autorepeating