diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c b/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
index c3d1c86ac591..2f78538e09d0 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
@@ -1271,11 +1271,11 @@ static void set_input_params(struct input_dev *dev, struct synaptics_data *priv)
 	input_set_abs_params(dev, ABS_PRESSURE, 0, 255, 0, 0);
 
 	if (SYN_CAP_IMAGE_SENSOR(priv->ext_cap_0c)) {
-		input_mt_init_slots(dev, 2, 0);
 		set_abs_position_params(dev, priv, ABS_MT_POSITION_X,
 					ABS_MT_POSITION_Y);
 		/* Image sensors can report per-contact pressure */
 		input_set_abs_params(dev, ABS_MT_PRESSURE, 0, 255, 0, 0);
+		input_mt_init_slots(dev, 2, INPUT_MT_POINTER);
 
 		/* Image sensors can signal 4 and 5 finger clicks */
 		__set_bit(BTN_TOOL_QUADTAP, dev->keybit);