diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/stmpe-ts.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/stmpe-ts.c
index 702ad200d916..e4c31256a74d 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/stmpe-ts.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/stmpe-ts.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ static irqreturn_t stmpe_ts_handler(int irq, void *data)
 			STMPE_TSC_CTRL_TSC_EN, STMPE_TSC_CTRL_TSC_EN);
 
 	/* start polling for touch_det to detect release */
-	schedule_delayed_work(&ts->work, msecs_to_jiffies(20));
+	schedule_delayed_work(&ts->work, msecs_to_jiffies(50));
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }