diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c b/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
index d73a94270211..3c54b9b0f65f 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@
 #define X_MAX_POSITIVE 8176
 #define Y_MAX_POSITIVE 8176
 
+/* maximum ABS_MT_POSITION displacement (in mm) */
+#define DMAX 10
+
 /*****************************************************************************
  *	Stuff we need even when we do not want native Synaptics support
  ****************************************************************************/
@@ -917,7 +920,7 @@ static void synaptics_report_mt_data(struct psmouse *psmouse,
 		pos[i].y = synaptics_invert_y(hw[i]->y);
 	}
 
-	input_mt_assign_slots(dev, slot, pos, nsemi, 0);
+	input_mt_assign_slots(dev, slot, pos, nsemi, DMAX * priv->x_res);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nsemi; i++) {
 		input_mt_slot(dev, slot[i]);