diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/elan_i2c_core.c b/drivers/input/mouse/elan_i2c_core.c
index a2d2077303cba9077b0f973b0ea7899f8c8723f0..c33f2cce6ba9584c845df6f8b6e92e7b393048b7 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/elan_i2c_core.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/elan_i2c_core.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/input/mt.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
@@ -1141,10 +1142,13 @@ static int elan_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		return error;
 
 	/*
-	 * Systems using device tree should set up interrupt via DTS,
-	 * the rest will use the default falling edge interrupts.
+	 * Platform code (ACPI, DTS) should normally set up interrupt
+	 * for us, but in case it did not let's fall back to using falling
+	 * edge to be compatible with older Chromebooks.
 	 */
-	irqflags = dev->of_node ? 0 : IRQF_TRIGGER_FALLING;
+	irqflags = irq_get_trigger_type(client->irq);
+	if (!irqflags)
+		irqflags = IRQF_TRIGGER_FALLING;
 
 	error = devm_request_threaded_irq(dev, client->irq, NULL, elan_isr,
 					  irqflags | IRQF_ONESHOT,