diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c b/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
index 9ba9c4a17e15..705589dc9ac5 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
@@ -141,8 +141,13 @@ static int synaptics_capability(struct psmouse *psmouse)
 	priv->capabilities = (cap[0] << 16) | (cap[1] << 8) | cap[2];
 	priv->ext_cap = priv->ext_cap_0c = 0;
 
-	if (!SYN_CAP_VALID(priv->capabilities))
+	/*
+	 * Older firmwares had submodel ID fixed to 0x47
+	 */
+	if (SYN_ID_FULL(priv->identity) < 0x705 &&
+	    SYN_CAP_SUBMODEL_ID(priv->capabilities) != 0x47) {
 		return -1;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Unless capExtended is set the rest of the flags should be ignored
diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.h b/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.h
index 7d4d5e12c0df..b6aa7d20d8a3 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.h
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 #define SYN_CAP_FOUR_BUTTON(c)		((c) & (1 << 3))
 #define SYN_CAP_MULTIFINGER(c)		((c) & (1 << 1))
 #define SYN_CAP_PALMDETECT(c)		((c) & (1 << 0))
-#define SYN_CAP_VALID(c)		((((c) & 0x00ff00) >> 8) == 0x47)
+#define SYN_CAP_SUBMODEL_ID(c)		(((c) & 0x00ff00) >> 8)
 #define SYN_EXT_CAP_REQUESTS(c)		(((c) & 0x700000) >> 20)
 #define SYN_CAP_MULTI_BUTTON_NO(ec)	(((ec) & 0x00f000) >> 12)
 #define SYN_CAP_PRODUCT_ID(ec)		(((ec) & 0xff0000) >> 16)
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 #define SYN_ID_MODEL(i)			(((i) >> 4) & 0x0f)
 #define SYN_ID_MAJOR(i)			((i) & 0x0f)
 #define SYN_ID_MINOR(i)			(((i) >> 16) & 0xff)
+#define SYN_ID_FULL(i)			((SYN_ID_MAJOR(i) << 8) | SYN_ID_MINOR(i))
 #define SYN_ID_IS_SYNAPTICS(i)		((((i) >> 8) & 0xff) == 0x47)
 
 /* synaptics special commands */