diff --git a/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c b/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c
index 68a560957871c5a497e4e3d0229ca03dc359d8da..b338bbf8e6260b827d3ff06e2e00dd8de05ae897 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c
@@ -1817,6 +1817,8 @@ static int wacom_probe(struct hid_device *hdev,
 		goto fail_type;
 	}
 
+	wacom_wac->hid_data.inputmode = -1;
+
 	wacom->usbdev = dev;
 	wacom->intf = intf;
 	mutex_init(&wacom->lock);