diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/atmel_mxt_ts.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/atmel_mxt_ts.c
index a9e0b541c638..2746b0dc7f36 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/atmel_mxt_ts.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/atmel_mxt_ts.c
@@ -212,8 +212,6 @@
 /* Touchscreen absolute values */
 #define MXT_MAX_AREA		0xff
 
-#define MXT_MAX_FINGER		10
-
 struct mxt_info {
 	u8 family_id;
 	u8 variant_id;
@@ -1086,6 +1084,7 @@ static int __devinit mxt_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	struct mxt_data *data;
 	struct input_dev *input_dev;
 	int error;
+	unsigned int num_mt_slots;
 
 	if (!pdata)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1115,6 +1114,10 @@ static int __devinit mxt_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 
 	mxt_calc_resolution(data);
 
+	error = mxt_initialize(data);
+	if (error)
+		goto err_free_mem;
+
 	__set_bit(EV_ABS, input_dev->evbit);
 	__set_bit(EV_KEY, input_dev->evbit);
 	__set_bit(BTN_TOUCH, input_dev->keybit);
@@ -1128,9 +1131,10 @@ static int __devinit mxt_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 			     0, 255, 0, 0);
 
 	/* For multi touch */
-	error = input_mt_init_slots(input_dev, MXT_MAX_FINGER);
+	num_mt_slots = data->T9_reportid_max - data->T9_reportid_min + 1;
+	error = input_mt_init_slots(input_dev, num_mt_slots);
 	if (error)
-		goto err_free_mem;
+		goto err_free_object;
 	input_set_abs_params(input_dev, ABS_MT_TOUCH_MAJOR,
 			     0, MXT_MAX_AREA, 0, 0);
 	input_set_abs_params(input_dev, ABS_MT_POSITION_X,
@@ -1143,10 +1147,6 @@ static int __devinit mxt_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	input_set_drvdata(input_dev, data);
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, data);
 
-	error = mxt_initialize(data);
-	if (error)
-		goto err_free_mem;
-
 	error = request_threaded_irq(client->irq, NULL, mxt_interrupt,
 			pdata->irqflags, client->name, data);
 	if (error) {