diff --git a/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.c b/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.c
index 4d11c7857e70..fe164dfc8a7c 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.c
@@ -125,61 +125,47 @@ static int wacom_pl_irq(struct wacom_wac *wacom)
 
 	prox = data[1] & 0x40;
 
-	if (prox) {
-		wacom->id[0] = ERASER_DEVICE_ID;
-		pressure = (signed char)((data[7] << 1) | ((data[4] >> 2) & 1));
-		if (features->pressure_max > 255)
-			pressure = (pressure << 1) | ((data[4] >> 6) & 1);
-		pressure += (features->pressure_max + 1) / 2;
-
-		/*
-		 * if going from out of proximity into proximity select between the eraser
-		 * and the pen based on the state of the stylus2 button, choose eraser if
-		 * pressed else choose pen. if not a proximity change from out to in, send
-		 * an out of proximity for previous tool then a in for new tool.
-		 */
-		if (!wacom->tool[0]) {
-			/* Eraser bit set for DTF */
-			if (data[1] & 0x10)
-				wacom->tool[1] = BTN_TOOL_RUBBER;
-			else
-				/* Going into proximity select tool */
-				wacom->tool[1] = (data[4] & 0x20) ? BTN_TOOL_RUBBER : BTN_TOOL_PEN;
-		} else {
-			/* was entered with stylus2 pressed */
-			if (wacom->tool[1] == BTN_TOOL_RUBBER && !(data[4] & 0x20)) {
-				/* report out proximity for previous tool */
-				input_report_key(input, wacom->tool[1], 0);
-				input_sync(input);
-				wacom->tool[1] = BTN_TOOL_PEN;
-				return 0;
-			}
+	if (!wacom->id[0]) {
+		if ((data[0] & 0x10) || (data[4] & 0x20)) {
+			wacom->tool[0] = BTN_TOOL_RUBBER;
+			wacom->id[0] = ERASER_DEVICE_ID;
 		}
-		if (wacom->tool[1] != BTN_TOOL_RUBBER) {
-			/* Unknown tool selected default to pen tool */
-			wacom->tool[1] = BTN_TOOL_PEN;
+		else {
+			wacom->tool[0] = BTN_TOOL_PEN;
 			wacom->id[0] = STYLUS_DEVICE_ID;
 		}
-		input_report_key(input, wacom->tool[1], prox); /* report in proximity for tool */
-		input_report_abs(input, ABS_MISC, wacom->id[0]); /* report tool id */
-		input_report_abs(input, ABS_X, data[3] | (data[2] << 7) | ((data[1] & 0x03) << 14));
-		input_report_abs(input, ABS_Y, data[6] | (data[5] << 7) | ((data[4] & 0x03) << 14));
-		input_report_abs(input, ABS_PRESSURE, pressure);
-
-		input_report_key(input, BTN_TOUCH, data[4] & 0x08);
-		input_report_key(input, BTN_STYLUS, data[4] & 0x10);
-		/* Only allow the stylus2 button to be reported for the pen tool. */
-		input_report_key(input, BTN_STYLUS2, (wacom->tool[1] == BTN_TOOL_PEN) && (data[4] & 0x20));
-	} else {
-		/* report proximity-out of a (valid) tool */
-		if (wacom->tool[1] != BTN_TOOL_RUBBER) {
-			/* Unknown tool selected default to pen tool */
-			wacom->tool[1] = BTN_TOOL_PEN;
-		}
-		input_report_key(input, wacom->tool[1], prox);
 	}
 
-	wacom->tool[0] = prox; /* Save proximity state */
+	/* If the eraser is in prox, STYLUS2 is always set. If we
+	 * mis-detected the type and notice that STYLUS2 isn't set
+	 * then force the eraser out of prox and let the pen in.
+	 */
+	if (wacom->tool[0] == BTN_TOOL_RUBBER && !(data[4] & 0x20)) {
+		input_report_key(input, BTN_TOOL_RUBBER, 0);
+		input_report_abs(input, ABS_MISC, 0);
+		input_sync(input);
+		wacom->tool[0] = BTN_TOOL_PEN;
+		wacom->id[0] = STYLUS_DEVICE_ID;
+	}
+
+	pressure = (signed char)((data[7] << 1) | ((data[4] >> 2) & 1));
+	if (features->pressure_max > 255)
+		pressure = (pressure << 1) | ((data[4] >> 6) & 1);
+	pressure += (features->pressure_max + 1) / 2;
+
+	input_report_abs(input, ABS_X, data[3] | (data[2] << 7) | ((data[1] & 0x03) << 14));
+	input_report_abs(input, ABS_Y, data[6] | (data[5] << 7) | ((data[4] & 0x03) << 14));
+	input_report_abs(input, ABS_PRESSURE, pressure);
+
+	input_report_key(input, BTN_TOUCH, data[4] & 0x08);
+	input_report_key(input, BTN_STYLUS, data[4] & 0x10);
+	/* Only allow the stylus2 button to be reported for the pen tool. */
+	input_report_key(input, BTN_STYLUS2, (wacom->tool[0] == BTN_TOOL_PEN) && (data[4] & 0x20));
+
+	if (!prox)
+		wacom->id[0] = 0;
+	input_report_key(input, wacom->tool[0], prox);
+	input_report_abs(input, ABS_MISC, wacom->id[0]);
 	return 1;
 }