diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ft5x06_ts.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ft5x06_ts.c
index 1b4e9af85572..d619c1d06e9e 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ft5x06_ts.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ft5x06_ts.c
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ static int ft5x06_ts_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	__set_bit(EV_KEY, input_dev->evbit);
 	__set_bit(EV_ABS, input_dev->evbit);
 	__set_bit(BTN_TOUCH, input_dev->keybit);
+	__set_bit(INPUT_PROP_DIRECT, input_dev->propbit);
 
 	input_set_abs_params(input_dev, ABS_MT_POSITION_X, 0,
 			     pdata->x_max, 0, 0);