diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/wm9712.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/wm9712.c
index 0b6e4cfa6a218a8117599e9ff5af8e3f5863b0fa..4c5d85a249aeceb6edc7d59506618bbe5dc22807 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/wm9712.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/wm9712.c
@@ -168,6 +168,18 @@ static void wm9712_phy_init(struct wm97xx *wm)
 			64000 / rpu);
 	}
 
+	/* WM9712 five wire */
+	if (five_wire) {
+		dig2 |= WM9712_45W;
+		dev_dbg(wm->dev, "setting 5-wire touchscreen mode.");
+
+		if (pil) {
+			dev_warn(wm->dev, "pressure measurement is not "
+				 "supported in 5-wire mode\n");
+			pil = 0;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* touchpanel pressure current*/
 	if (pil == 2) {
 		dig2 |= WM9712_PIL;
@@ -179,12 +191,6 @@ static void wm9712_phy_init(struct wm97xx *wm)
 	if (!pil)
 		pressure = 0;
 
-	/* WM9712 five wire */
-	if (five_wire) {
-		dig2 |= WM9712_45W;
-		dev_dbg(wm->dev, "setting 5-wire touchscreen mode.");
-	}
-
 	/* polling mode sample settling delay */
 	if (delay < 0 || delay > 15) {
 		dev_dbg(wm->dev, "supplied delay out of range.");