diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
index cff060b56da9d6cb8cb138657cf4efca7debef61..6a35d8c34089090c1a0225a082b6ffbe319c17ba 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
@@ -826,7 +826,8 @@ static int hid_scan_report(struct hid_device *hid)
 		hid->group = HID_GROUP_WACOM;
 		break;
 	case USB_VENDOR_ID_SYNAPTICS:
-		if (hid->group == HID_GROUP_GENERIC)
+		if (hid->group == HID_GROUP_GENERIC ||
+		    hid->group == HID_GROUP_MULTITOUCH_WIN_8)
 			if ((parser->scan_flags & HID_SCAN_FLAG_VENDOR_SPECIFIC)
 			    && (parser->scan_flags & HID_SCAN_FLAG_GD_POINTER))
 				/*