diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/focaltech.c b/drivers/input/mouse/focaltech.c
index 4d5576de81be..c8c6a8cc329d 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/focaltech.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/focaltech.c
@@ -49,12 +49,6 @@ int focaltech_detect(struct psmouse *psmouse, bool set_properties)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void focaltech_reset(struct psmouse *psmouse)
-{
-	ps2_command(&psmouse->ps2dev, NULL, PSMOUSE_CMD_RESET_DIS);
-	psmouse_reset(psmouse);
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_FOCALTECH
 
 /*
@@ -300,6 +294,12 @@ static int focaltech_switch_protocol(struct psmouse *psmouse)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void focaltech_reset(struct psmouse *psmouse)
+{
+	ps2_command(&psmouse->ps2dev, NULL, PSMOUSE_CMD_RESET_DIS);
+	psmouse_reset(psmouse);
+}
+
 static void focaltech_disconnect(struct psmouse *psmouse)
 {
 	focaltech_reset(psmouse);
@@ -456,14 +456,4 @@ int focaltech_init(struct psmouse *psmouse)
 	kfree(priv);
 	return error;
 }
-
-#else /* CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_FOCALTECH */
-
-int focaltech_init(struct psmouse *psmouse)
-{
-	focaltech_reset(psmouse);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 #endif /* CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_FOCALTECH */
diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/focaltech.h b/drivers/input/mouse/focaltech.h
index ca61ebff373e..783b28e8e10b 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/focaltech.h
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/focaltech.h
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@
 #define _FOCALTECH_H
 
 int focaltech_detect(struct psmouse *psmouse, bool set_properties);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_FOCALTECH
 int focaltech_init(struct psmouse *psmouse);
+#else
+static inline int focaltech_init(struct psmouse *psmouse)
+{
+	return -ENOSYS;
+}
+#endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c b/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c
index 525de2e7c08b..c2bd8665e9f2 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/psmouse-base.c
@@ -750,19 +750,20 @@ static int psmouse_extensions(struct psmouse *psmouse,
 	 */
 	if (psmouse_do_detect(focaltech_detect, psmouse, set_properties) == 0) {
 		if (max_proto > PSMOUSE_IMEX) {
-			if (!set_properties || focaltech_init(psmouse) == 0) {
-				if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_FOCALTECH))
-					return PSMOUSE_FOCALTECH;
-				/*
-				 * Note that we need to also restrict
-				 * psmouse_max_proto so that psmouse_initialize()
-				 * does not try to reset rate and resolution,
-				 * because even that upsets the device.
-				 */
-				psmouse_max_proto = PSMOUSE_PS2;
-				return PSMOUSE_PS2;
+			if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_FOCALTECH) &&
+			    (!set_properties || focaltech_init(psmouse) == 0)) {
+				return PSMOUSE_FOCALTECH;
 			}
 		}
+		/*
+		 * Restrict psmouse_max_proto so that psmouse_initialize()
+		 * does not try to reset rate and resolution, because even
+		 * that upsets the device.
+		 * This also causes us to basically fall through to basic
+		 * protocol detection, where we fully reset the mouse,
+		 * and set it up as bare PS/2 protocol device.
+		 */
+		psmouse_max_proto = max_proto = PSMOUSE_PS2;
 	}
 
 	/*