diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/elants_i2c.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/elants_i2c.c
index e102d7764bc25e50649e34e229afda59552dfe8b..a458e5ec9e41eaee8a3e04c6643aca614c79a1c3 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/elants_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/elants_i2c.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/input.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/async.h>
 #include <linux/i2c.h>
@@ -1261,10 +1262,13 @@ static int elants_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * 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 = client->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(&client->dev, client->irq,
 					  NULL, elants_i2c_irq,