diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
index 5a8c01112a23..a9ca93c1192c 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ static s32 item_sdata(struct hid_item *item)
 
 static int hid_parser_global(struct hid_parser *parser, struct hid_item *item)
 {
-	__u32 raw_value;
+	__s32 raw_value;
 	switch (item->tag) {
 	case HID_GLOBAL_ITEM_TAG_PUSH:
 
@@ -370,10 +370,11 @@ static int hid_parser_global(struct hid_parser *parser, struct hid_item *item)
 		return 0;
 
 	case HID_GLOBAL_ITEM_TAG_UNIT_EXPONENT:
-		/* Units exponent negative numbers are given through a
-		 * two's complement.
-		 * See "6.2.2.7 Global Items" for more information. */
-		raw_value = item_udata(item);
+		/* Many devices provide unit exponent as a two's complement
+		 * nibble due to the common misunderstanding of HID
+		 * specification 1.11, 6.2.2.7 Global Items. Attempt to handle
+		 * both this and the standard encoding. */
+		raw_value = item_sdata(item);
 		if (!(raw_value & 0xfffffff0))
 			parser->global.unit_exponent = hid_snto32(raw_value, 4);
 		else
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-input.c b/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
index 8741d953dcc8..d97f2323af57 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ static int hidinput_setkeycode(struct input_dev *dev,
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
+
 /**
  * hidinput_calc_abs_res - calculate an absolute axis resolution
  * @field: the HID report field to calculate resolution for
@@ -234,23 +235,17 @@ __s32 hidinput_calc_abs_res(const struct hid_field *field, __u16 code)
 	case ABS_MT_TOOL_Y:
 	case ABS_MT_TOUCH_MAJOR:
 	case ABS_MT_TOUCH_MINOR:
-		if (field->unit & 0xffffff00)		/* Not a length */
-			return 0;
-		unit_exponent += hid_snto32(field->unit >> 4, 4) - 1;
-		switch (field->unit & 0xf) {
-		case 0x1:				/* If centimeters */
+		if (field->unit == 0x11) {		/* If centimeters */
 			/* Convert to millimeters */
 			unit_exponent += 1;
-			break;
-		case 0x3:				/* If inches */
+		} else if (field->unit == 0x13) {	/* If inches */
 			/* Convert to millimeters */
 			prev = physical_extents;
 			physical_extents *= 254;
 			if (physical_extents < prev)
 				return 0;
 			unit_exponent -= 1;
-			break;
-		default:
+		} else {
 			return 0;
 		}
 		break;