diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c b/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
index 16c30460ef04..5af0b7d200bc 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/synaptics.c
@@ -535,16 +535,17 @@ static void synaptics_apply_quirks(struct psmouse *psmouse,
 	}
 }
 
+static bool synaptics_has_agm(struct synaptics_data *priv)
+{
+	return (SYN_CAP_ADV_GESTURE(priv->info.ext_cap_0c) ||
+		SYN_CAP_IMAGE_SENSOR(priv->info.ext_cap_0c));
+}
+
 static int synaptics_set_advanced_gesture_mode(struct psmouse *psmouse)
 {
 	static u8 param = 0xc8;
-	struct synaptics_data *priv = psmouse->private;
 	int error;
 
-	if (!(SYN_CAP_ADV_GESTURE(priv->info.ext_cap_0c) ||
-	      SYN_CAP_IMAGE_SENSOR(priv->info.ext_cap_0c)))
-		return 0;
-
 	error = psmouse_sliced_command(psmouse, SYN_QUE_MODEL);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
@@ -553,9 +554,6 @@ static int synaptics_set_advanced_gesture_mode(struct psmouse *psmouse)
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
-	/* Advanced gesture mode also sends multi finger data */
-	priv->info.capabilities |= BIT(1);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -578,7 +576,7 @@ static int synaptics_set_mode(struct psmouse *psmouse)
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
-	if (priv->absolute_mode) {
+	if (priv->absolute_mode && synaptics_has_agm(priv)) {
 		error = synaptics_set_advanced_gesture_mode(psmouse);
 		if (error) {
 			psmouse_err(psmouse,
@@ -766,9 +764,7 @@ static int synaptics_parse_hw_state(const u8 buf[],
 			 ((buf[0] & 0x04) >> 1) |
 			 ((buf[3] & 0x04) >> 2));
 
-		if ((SYN_CAP_ADV_GESTURE(priv->info.ext_cap_0c) ||
-			SYN_CAP_IMAGE_SENSOR(priv->info.ext_cap_0c)) &&
-		    hw->w == 2) {
+		if (synaptics_has_agm(priv) && hw->w == 2) {
 			synaptics_parse_agm(buf, priv, hw);
 			return 1;
 		}
@@ -1033,6 +1029,15 @@ static void synaptics_image_sensor_process(struct psmouse *psmouse,
 	synaptics_report_mt_data(psmouse, sgm, num_fingers);
 }
 
+static bool synaptics_has_multifinger(struct synaptics_data *priv)
+{
+	if (SYN_CAP_MULTIFINGER(priv->info.capabilities))
+		return true;
+
+	/* Advanced gesture mode also sends multi finger data */
+	return synaptics_has_agm(priv);
+}
+
 /*
  *  called for each full received packet from the touchpad
  */
@@ -1079,7 +1084,7 @@ static void synaptics_process_packet(struct psmouse *psmouse)
 		if (SYN_CAP_EXTENDED(info->capabilities)) {
 			switch (hw.w) {
 			case 0 ... 1:
-				if (SYN_CAP_MULTIFINGER(info->capabilities))
+				if (synaptics_has_multifinger(priv))
 					num_fingers = hw.w + 2;
 				break;
 			case 2:
@@ -1123,7 +1128,7 @@ static void synaptics_process_packet(struct psmouse *psmouse)
 		input_report_abs(dev, ABS_TOOL_WIDTH, finger_width);
 
 	input_report_key(dev, BTN_TOOL_FINGER, num_fingers == 1);
-	if (SYN_CAP_MULTIFINGER(info->capabilities)) {
+	if (synaptics_has_multifinger(priv)) {
 		input_report_key(dev, BTN_TOOL_DOUBLETAP, num_fingers == 2);
 		input_report_key(dev, BTN_TOOL_TRIPLETAP, num_fingers == 3);
 	}
@@ -1283,7 +1288,7 @@ static void set_input_params(struct psmouse *psmouse,
 	__set_bit(BTN_TOUCH, dev->keybit);
 	__set_bit(BTN_TOOL_FINGER, dev->keybit);
 
-	if (SYN_CAP_MULTIFINGER(info->capabilities)) {
+	if (synaptics_has_multifinger(priv)) {
 		__set_bit(BTN_TOOL_DOUBLETAP, dev->keybit);
 		__set_bit(BTN_TOOL_TRIPLETAP, dev->keybit);
 	}