diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/st1232.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/st1232.c
index e943678..f1c574d 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/st1232.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/st1232.c
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@
 	input_dev->id.bustype = BUS_I2C;
 	input_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
 
+	__set_bit(INPUT_PROP_DIRECT, input_dev->propbit);
 	__set_bit(EV_SYN, input_dev->evbit);
 	__set_bit(EV_KEY, input_dev->evbit);
 	__set_bit(EV_ABS, input_dev->evbit);