diff --git a/drivers/input/tablet/aiptek.c b/drivers/input/tablet/aiptek.c
index 0c78dc4ed5cf36bc860019d74be25817d1500d4c..54c8d6f498330759810b1ce25d4603974b319c59 100644
--- a/drivers/input/tablet/aiptek.c
+++ b/drivers/input/tablet/aiptek.c
@@ -375,8 +375,11 @@ static int map_str_to_val(const struct aiptek_map *map, const char *str, size_t
 {
 	const struct aiptek_map *p;
 
+	if (str[count - 1] == '\n')
+		count--;
+
 	for (p = map; p->string; p++)
-		if (!strncmp(str, p->string, count))
+	        if (!strncmp(str, p->string, count))
 			return p->value;
 
 	return AIPTEK_INVALID_VALUE;