diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/gt1x/gt1x.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/gt1x/gt1x.c
index c14581113b92..60a79d8d2c02 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/gt1x/gt1x.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/gt1x/gt1x.c
@@ -739,6 +739,7 @@ static struct i2c_driver gt1x_ts_driver = {
 #if !defined(CONFIG_FB) && defined(CONFIG_PM)
 		   .pm = &gt1x_ts_pm_ops,
 #endif
+		   .probe_type = PROBE_PREFER_ASYNCHRONOUS,
 		   },
 };