diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/atmel_mxt_ts.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/atmel_mxt_ts.c
index 88dfe3008cf4..be2f2521c1c5 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/atmel_mxt_ts.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/atmel_mxt_ts.c
@@ -1593,10 +1593,11 @@ static int mxt_get_object_table(struct mxt_data *data)
 			break;
 		case MXT_TOUCH_MULTI_T9:
 			data->multitouch = MXT_TOUCH_MULTI_T9;
+			/* Only handle messages from first T9 instance */
 			data->T9_reportid_min = min_id;
-			data->T9_reportid_max = max_id;
-			data->num_touchids = object->num_report_ids
-						* mxt_obj_instances(object);
+			data->T9_reportid_max = min_id +
+						object->num_report_ids - 1;
+			data->num_touchids = object->num_report_ids;
 			break;
 		case MXT_SPT_MESSAGECOUNT_T44:
 			data->T44_address = object->start_address;