diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/elants_i2c.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/elants_i2c.c
index a51e7c85f581..4022816a4736 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/elants_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/elants_i2c.c
@@ -1078,14 +1078,12 @@ static int elants_i2c_power_on(struct elants_data *ts)
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(ts->reset_gpio))
 		return 0;
 
-	gpiod_set_value_cansleep(ts->reset_gpio, 1);
-
 	error = regulator_enable(ts->vcc33);
 	if (error) {
 		dev_err(&ts->client->dev,
 			"failed to enable vcc33 regulator: %d\n",
 			error);
-		goto release_reset_gpio;
+		return error;
 	}
 
 	error = regulator_enable(ts->vccio);
@@ -1094,7 +1092,7 @@ static int elants_i2c_power_on(struct elants_data *ts)
 			"failed to enable vccio regulator: %d\n",
 			error);
 		regulator_disable(ts->vcc33);
-		goto release_reset_gpio;
+		return error;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -1103,7 +1101,6 @@ static int elants_i2c_power_on(struct elants_data *ts)
 	 */
 	udelay(ELAN_POWERON_DELAY_USEC);
 
-release_reset_gpio:
 	gpiod_set_value_cansleep(ts->reset_gpio, 0);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
@@ -1211,7 +1208,7 @@ static int elants_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		return error;
 	}
 
-	ts->reset_gpio = devm_gpiod_get(&client->dev, "reset", GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
+	ts->reset_gpio = devm_gpiod_get(&client->dev, "reset", GPIOD_OUT_HIGH);
 	if (IS_ERR(ts->reset_gpio)) {
 		error = PTR_ERR(ts->reset_gpio);