diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index ed45e9802aa810a71e1f53fdde2a5d7bbba6789e..185b6bf0fb85c083d198b13df15c85e67edd03d9 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -884,6 +884,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 			     controller
 	i8042.nopnp	[HW] Don't use ACPIPnP / PnPBIOS to discover KBD/AUX
 			     controllers
+	i8042.notimeout	[HW] Ignore timeout condition signalled by conroller
 	i8042.reset	[HW] Reset the controller during init and cleanup
 	i8042.unlock	[HW] Unlock (ignore) the keylock
 
diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/i8042-x86ia64io.h b/drivers/input/serio/i8042-x86ia64io.h
index 5ae0fc4578fe97ebeef56fae4efcd99902fd42b2..bb9f5d31f0d0616463609f4b20c940ee0ec2d451 100644
--- a/drivers/input/serio/i8042-x86ia64io.h
+++ b/drivers/input/serio/i8042-x86ia64io.h
@@ -424,6 +424,13 @@ static const struct dmi_system_id __initconst i8042_dmi_nomux_table[] = {
 			DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_VERSION, "0100"),
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		/* Dell Vostro V13 */
+		.matches = {
+			DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "Dell Inc."),
+			DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "Vostro V13"),
+		},
+	},
 	{ }
 };
 
@@ -545,6 +552,17 @@ static const struct dmi_system_id __initconst i8042_dmi_laptop_table[] = {
 };
 #endif
 
+static const struct dmi_system_id __initconst i8042_dmi_notimeout_table[] = {
+	{
+		/* Dell Vostro V13 */
+		.matches = {
+			DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "Dell Inc."),
+			DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "Vostro V13"),
+		},
+	},
+	{ }
+};
+
 /*
  * Some Wistron based laptops need us to explicitly enable the 'Dritek
  * keyboard extension' to make their extra keys start generating scancodes.
@@ -896,6 +914,9 @@ static int __init i8042_platform_init(void)
 	if (dmi_check_system(i8042_dmi_nomux_table))
 		i8042_nomux = true;
 
+	if (dmi_check_system(i8042_dmi_notimeout_table))
+		i8042_notimeout = true;
+
 	if (dmi_check_system(i8042_dmi_dritek_table))
 		i8042_dritek = true;
 #endif /* CONFIG_X86 */
diff --git a/drivers/input/serio/i8042.c b/drivers/input/serio/i8042.c
index c04ff00a3663e7864e28ad3d69c12ff0d40e5538..ac4c93689ab90d7a5a85f7e643873310dba26968 100644
--- a/drivers/input/serio/i8042.c
+++ b/drivers/input/serio/i8042.c
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ static bool i8042_noloop;
 module_param_named(noloop, i8042_noloop, bool, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(noloop, "Disable the AUX Loopback command while probing for the AUX port");
 
+static bool i8042_notimeout;
+module_param_named(notimeout, i8042_notimeout, bool, 0);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(notimeout, "Ignore timeouts signalled by i8042");
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86
 static bool i8042_dritek;
 module_param_named(dritek, i8042_dritek, bool, 0);
@@ -504,7 +508,7 @@ static irqreturn_t i8042_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	} else {
 
 		dfl = ((str & I8042_STR_PARITY) ? SERIO_PARITY : 0) |
-		      ((str & I8042_STR_TIMEOUT) ? SERIO_TIMEOUT : 0);
+		      ((str & I8042_STR_TIMEOUT && !i8042_notimeout) ? SERIO_TIMEOUT : 0);
 
 		port_no = (str & I8042_STR_AUXDATA) ?
 				I8042_AUX_PORT_NO : I8042_KBD_PORT_NO;