diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/spitz.c b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/spitz.c
index 8c61dda..c18e34a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/spitz.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/spitz.c
@@ -299,12 +299,22 @@
 	.num_chipselect	= 3,
 };
 
+static void spitz_wait_for_hsync(void)
+{
+	while (gpio_get_value(SPITZ_GPIO_HSYNC))
+		cpu_relax();
+
+	while (!gpio_get_value(SPITZ_GPIO_HSYNC))
+		cpu_relax();
+}
+
 static struct ads7846_platform_data spitz_ads7846_info = {
 	.model			= 7846,
 	.vref_delay_usecs	= 100,
 	.x_plate_ohms		= 419,
 	.y_plate_ohms		= 486,
 	.gpio_pendown		= SPITZ_GPIO_TP_INT,
+	.wait_for_sync		= spitz_wait_for_hsync,
 };
 
 static void spitz_ads7846_cs(u32 command)