diff --git a/Documentation/input/elantech.txt b/Documentation/input/elantech.txt
index 5602eb71ad5d7318e50952846d4f82edd3dcc239..e1ae127ed099d4934e1d7fb95f1a8ba819c1da9b 100644
--- a/Documentation/input/elantech.txt
+++ b/Documentation/input/elantech.txt
@@ -504,9 +504,12 @@ byte 5:
 * reg_10
 
    bit   7   6   5   4   3   2   1   0
-         0   0   0   0   0   0   0   A
+         0   0   0   0   R   F   T   A
 
          A: 1 = enable absolute tracking
+         T: 1 = enable two finger mode auto correct
+         F: 1 = disable ABS Position Filter
+         R: 1 = enable real hardware resolution
 
 6.2 Native absolute mode 6 byte packet format
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/elantech.c b/drivers/input/mouse/elantech.c
index 088d3541c7d3d4485380dd859e9777c6e39c94d2..b96e978a37b76a4a43ab15bf6b80e1a295a8767a 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/elantech.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/elantech.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/dmi.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/input.h>
@@ -831,7 +832,11 @@ static int elantech_set_absolute_mode(struct psmouse *psmouse)
 		break;
 
 	case 3:
-		etd->reg_10 = 0x0b;
+		if (etd->set_hw_resolution)
+			etd->reg_10 = 0x0b;
+		else
+			etd->reg_10 = 0x03;
+
 		if (elantech_write_reg(psmouse, 0x10, etd->reg_10))
 			rc = -1;
 
@@ -1330,6 +1335,22 @@ static int elantech_reconnect(struct psmouse *psmouse)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Some hw_version 3 models go into error state when we try to set bit 3 of r10
+ */
+static const struct dmi_system_id no_hw_res_dmi_table[] = {
+#if defined(CONFIG_DMI) && defined(CONFIG_X86)
+	{
+		/* Gigabyte U2442 */
+		.matches = {
+			DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "GIGABYTE"),
+			DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "U2442"),
+		},
+	},
+#endif
+	{ }
+};
+
 /*
  * determine hardware version and set some properties according to it.
  */
@@ -1390,6 +1411,9 @@ static int elantech_set_properties(struct elantech_data *etd)
 	 */
 	etd->crc_enabled = ((etd->fw_version & 0x4000) == 0x4000);
 
+	/* Enable real hardware resolution on hw_version 3 ? */
+	etd->set_hw_resolution = !dmi_check_system(no_hw_res_dmi_table);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/elantech.h b/drivers/input/mouse/elantech.h
index 036a04abaef72314a8dcc7d444f6ab3feea377f9..9e0e2a1f340d52817fc18bf79d849bed6d340932 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/elantech.h
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/elantech.h
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ struct elantech_data {
 	bool jumpy_cursor;
 	bool reports_pressure;
 	bool crc_enabled;
+	bool set_hw_resolution;
 	unsigned char hw_version;
 	unsigned int fw_version;
 	unsigned int single_finger_reports;