diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c
index 09c810999b924137576b8df59e10e5be8feb667b..033233d2b5ebe06d8b4716d4bb4637737577a3e1 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ads7846.c
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ static void ads7846_rx(void *ads)
 
 		input_report_abs(input, ABS_X, x);
 		input_report_abs(input, ABS_Y, y);
-		input_report_abs(input, ABS_PRESSURE, Rt);
+		input_report_abs(input, ABS_PRESSURE, ts->pressure_max - Rt);
 
 		input_sync(input);
 #ifdef VERBOSE