diff --git a/drivers/input/evdev.c b/drivers/input/evdev.c
index 4cf25347b015..03344b3c7c15 100644
--- a/drivers/input/evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/evdev.c
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ static int evdev_fetch_next_event(struct evdev_client *client,
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&client->buffer_lock);
 
-	have_event = client->head != client->tail;
+	have_event = client->packet_head != client->tail;
 	if (have_event) {
 		*event = client->buffer[client->tail++];
 		client->tail &= client->bufsize - 1;