diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/tsc2007.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/tsc2007.c
index 5d0cd51c6f41..a4b7b4c3d27b 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/tsc2007.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/tsc2007.c
@@ -455,6 +455,14 @@ static int tsc2007_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	tsc2007_stop(ts);
 
+	/* power down the chip (TSC2007_SETUP does not ACK on I2C) */
+	err = tsc2007_xfer(ts, PWRDOWN);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		dev_err(&client->dev,
+			"Failed to setup chip: %d\n", err);
+		return err;	/* usually, chip does not respond */
+	}
+
 	err = input_register_device(input_dev);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(&client->dev,