diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-input.c b/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
index 7a0d2e4661a1244b02de5b511389fc1ea7bb68d5..69d152e16a6aa2e0a51d3945473c78f9e8c2f7c7 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
@@ -534,6 +534,9 @@ static void hidinput_configure_usage(struct hid_input *hidinput, struct hid_fiel
 			input_set_abs_params(input, usage->code, a, b, (b - a) >> 8, (b - a) >> 4);
 		else	input_set_abs_params(input, usage->code, a, b, 0, 0);
 
+		/* use a larger default input buffer for MT devices */
+		if (usage->code == ABS_MT_POSITION_X && input->hint_events_per_packet == 0)
+			input_set_events_per_packet(input, 60);
 	}
 
 	if (usage->type == EV_ABS &&