diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c b/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c
index 3d2e6bbb00467523129b1c2e760ac80ff6c0ee00..9c7415ff4aafdb7cdb8b31a0dace8c494d7a7dd3 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ struct mt_device {
 #define MT_CLS_GENERALTOUCH_PWT_TENFINGERS	0x0109
 
 #define MT_DEFAULT_MAXCONTACT	10
+#define MT_MAX_MAXCONTACT	250
 
 #define MT_USB_DEVICE(v, p)	HID_DEVICE(BUS_USB, HID_GROUP_MULTITOUCH, v, p)
 #define MT_BT_DEVICE(v, p)	HID_DEVICE(BUS_BLUETOOTH, HID_GROUP_MULTITOUCH, v, p)
@@ -282,6 +283,9 @@ static void mt_feature_mapping(struct hid_device *hdev,
 	case HID_DG_CONTACTMAX:
 		td->maxcontact_report_id = field->report->id;
 		td->maxcontacts = field->value[0];
+		if (!td->maxcontacts &&
+		    field->logical_maximum <= MT_MAX_MAXCONTACT)
+			td->maxcontacts = field->logical_maximum;
 		if (td->mtclass.maxcontacts)
 			/* check if the maxcontacts is given by the class */
 			td->maxcontacts = td->mtclass.maxcontacts;