diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-wacom.c b/drivers/hid/hid-wacom.c
index 12dcda529201..b8778db720bc 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-wacom.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-wacom.c
@@ -156,7 +156,9 @@ static int wacom_probe(struct hid_device *hdev,
 	struct hid_input *hidinput;
 	struct input_dev *input;
 	struct wacom_data *wdata;
+	char rep_data[2];
 	int ret;
+	int limit;
 
 	wdata = kzalloc(sizeof(*wdata), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (wdata == NULL) {
@@ -166,6 +168,7 @@ static int wacom_probe(struct hid_device *hdev,
 
 	hid_set_drvdata(hdev, wdata);
 
+	/* Parse the HID report now */
 	ret = hid_parse(hdev);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&hdev->dev, "parse failed\n");
@@ -178,6 +181,30 @@ static int wacom_probe(struct hid_device *hdev,
 		goto err_free;
 	}
 
+	/* Set Wacom mode2 */
+	rep_data[0] = 0x03; rep_data[1] = 0x00;
+	limit = 3;
+	do {
+		ret = hdev->hid_output_raw_report(hdev, rep_data, 2,
+				HID_FEATURE_REPORT);
+	} while (ret < 0 && limit-- > 0);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(&hdev->dev, "failed to poke device #1, %d\n", ret);
+		goto err_free;
+	}
+
+	/* 0x06 - high reporting speed, 0x05 - low speed */
+	rep_data[0] = 0x06; rep_data[1] = 0x00;
+	limit = 3;
+	do {
+		ret = hdev->hid_output_raw_report(hdev, rep_data, 2,
+				HID_FEATURE_REPORT);
+	} while (ret < 0 && limit-- > 0);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(&hdev->dev, "failed to poke device #2, %d\n", ret);
+		goto err_free;
+	}
+
 	hidinput = list_entry(hdev->inputs.next, struct hid_input, list);
 	input = hidinput->input;