diff --git a/drivers/input/evdev.c b/drivers/input/evdev.c
index 88d8e4cb419a..75c4e8683033 100644
--- a/drivers/input/evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/evdev.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ struct evdev {
 struct evdev_client {
 	unsigned int head;
 	unsigned int tail;
+	unsigned int packet_head; /* [future] position of the first element of next packet */
 	spinlock_t buffer_lock; /* protects access to buffer, head and tail */
 	struct fasync_struct *fasync;
 	struct evdev *evdev;
@@ -72,12 +73,16 @@ static void evdev_pass_event(struct evdev_client *client,
 		client->buffer[client->tail].type = EV_SYN;
 		client->buffer[client->tail].code = SYN_DROPPED;
 		client->buffer[client->tail].value = 0;
+
+		client->packet_head = client->tail;
+	}
+
+	if (event->type == EV_SYN && event->code == SYN_REPORT) {
+		client->packet_head = client->head;
+		kill_fasync(&client->fasync, SIGIO, POLL_IN);
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock(&client->buffer_lock);
-
-	if (event->type == EV_SYN)
-		kill_fasync(&client->fasync, SIGIO, POLL_IN);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -387,12 +392,12 @@ static ssize_t evdev_read(struct file *file, char __user *buffer,
 	if (count < input_event_size())
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (client->head == client->tail && evdev->exist &&
+	if (client->packet_head == client->tail && evdev->exist &&
 	    (file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK))
 		return -EAGAIN;
 
 	retval = wait_event_interruptible(evdev->wait,
-		client->head != client->tail || !evdev->exist);
+		client->packet_head != client->tail || !evdev->exist);
 	if (retval)
 		return retval;
 
@@ -421,7 +426,7 @@ static unsigned int evdev_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 	poll_wait(file, &evdev->wait, wait);
 
 	mask = evdev->exist ? POLLOUT | POLLWRNORM : POLLHUP | POLLERR;
-	if (client->head != client->tail)
+	if (client->packet_head != client->tail)
 		mask |= POLLIN | POLLRDNORM;
 
 	return mask;