diff --git a/drivers/input/input.c b/drivers/input/input.c
index 213e3a1903ee..26199abee36c 100644
--- a/drivers/input/input.c
+++ b/drivers/input/input.c
@@ -152,12 +152,14 @@ static void input_pass_values(struct input_dev *dev,
 	add_input_randomness(vals->type, vals->code, vals->value);
 
 	/* trigger auto repeat for key events */
-	for (v = vals; v != vals + count; v++) {
-		if (v->type == EV_KEY && v->value != 2) {
-			if (v->value)
-				input_start_autorepeat(dev, v->code);
-			else
-				input_stop_autorepeat(dev);
+	if (test_bit(EV_REP, dev->evbit) && test_bit(EV_KEY, dev->evbit)) {
+		for (v = vals; v != vals + count; v++) {
+			if (v->type == EV_KEY && v->value != 2) {
+				if (v->value)
+					input_start_autorepeat(dev, v->code);
+				else
+					input_stop_autorepeat(dev);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }