diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c b/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
index da392c22fc6c045007194516c8a2ad2b004c03ee..fdf089c0c707b4be6718a3ae1e141719b8453080 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
@@ -766,12 +766,6 @@ static int synaptics_reconnect(struct psmouse *psmouse)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (old_priv.identity != priv->identity ||
-	    old_priv.model_id != priv->model_id ||
-	    old_priv.capabilities != priv->capabilities ||
-	    old_priv.ext_cap != priv->ext_cap)
-		return -1;
-
 	if (synaptics_set_absolute_mode(psmouse)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "Unable to initialize Synaptics hardware.\n");
 		return -1;
@@ -782,6 +776,19 @@ static int synaptics_reconnect(struct psmouse *psmouse)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	if (old_priv.identity != priv->identity ||
+	    old_priv.model_id != priv->model_id ||
+	    old_priv.capabilities != priv->capabilities ||
+	    old_priv.ext_cap != priv->ext_cap) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Synaptics hardware appears to be different: "
+			"id(%ld-%ld), model(%ld-%ld), caps(%lx-%lx), ext(%lx-%lx).\n",
+			old_priv.identity, priv->identity,
+			old_priv.model_id, priv->model_id,
+			old_priv.capabilities, priv->capabilities,
+			old_priv.ext_cap, priv->ext_cap);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }