diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/elantech.c b/drivers/input/mouse/elantech.c
index 59603a5728f7..c519c0b09568 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/elantech.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/elantech.c
@@ -1711,6 +1711,17 @@ int elantech_init(struct psmouse *psmouse)
 			     etd->samples[0], etd->samples[1], etd->samples[2]);
 	}
 
+	if (etd->samples[1] == 0x74 && etd->hw_version == 0x03) {
+		/*
+		 * This module has a bug which makes absolute mode
+		 * unusable, so let's abort so we'll be using standard
+		 * PS/2 protocol.
+		 */
+		psmouse_info(psmouse,
+			     "absolute mode broken, forcing standard PS/2 protocol\n");
+		goto init_fail;
+	}
+
 	if (elantech_set_absolute_mode(psmouse)) {
 		psmouse_err(psmouse,
 			    "failed to put touchpad into absolute mode.\n");