diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/bcm5974.c b/drivers/input/mouse/bcm5974.c
index 18f4d7f..2998a6a 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/bcm5974.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/bcm5974.c
@@ -351,8 +351,9 @@
 #define BCM5974_WELLSPRING_MODE_REQUEST_VALUE		0x300
 #define BCM5974_WELLSPRING_MODE_REQUEST_INDEX		0
 #define BCM5974_WELLSPRING_MODE_VENDOR_VALUE		0x01
+#define BCM5974_WELLSPRING_MODE_NORMAL_VALUE		0x08
 
-static int bcm5974_wellspring_mode(struct bcm5974 *dev)
+static int bcm5974_wellspring_mode(struct bcm5974 *dev, bool on)
 {
 	char *data = kmalloc(8, GFP_KERNEL);
 	int retval = 0, size;
@@ -377,7 +378,9 @@
 	}
 
 	/* apply the mode switch */
-	data[0] = BCM5974_WELLSPRING_MODE_VENDOR_VALUE;
+	data[0] = on ?
+		BCM5974_WELLSPRING_MODE_VENDOR_VALUE :
+		BCM5974_WELLSPRING_MODE_NORMAL_VALUE;
 
 	/* write configuration */
 	size = usb_control_msg(dev->udev, usb_sndctrlpipe(dev->udev, 0),
@@ -392,7 +395,8 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	dprintk(2, "bcm5974: switched to wellspring mode.\n");
+	dprintk(2, "bcm5974: switched to %s mode.\n",
+		on ? "wellspring" : "normal");
 
  out:
 	kfree(data);
@@ -481,7 +485,7 @@
  */
 static int bcm5974_start_traffic(struct bcm5974 *dev)
 {
-	if (bcm5974_wellspring_mode(dev)) {
+	if (bcm5974_wellspring_mode(dev, true)) {
 		dprintk(1, "bcm5974: mode switch failed\n");
 		goto error;
 	}
@@ -504,6 +508,7 @@
 {
 	usb_kill_urb(dev->tp_urb);
 	usb_kill_urb(dev->bt_urb);
+	bcm5974_wellspring_mode(dev, false);
 }
 
 /*