diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c b/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c
index 2c41bacab1ca..451c7324e6a0 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c
@@ -1321,21 +1321,18 @@ static void mt_touch_report(struct hid_device *hid,
 	 * Includes multi-packet support where subsequent
 	 * packets are sent with zero contactcount.
 	 */
-	if (contact_count >= 0) {
+	if (contact_count > 0)
+		app->num_expected = contact_count;
+	else if (app->num_received == 0 && app->prev_scantime != scantime) {
 		/*
+		 * New multi-report frame:
+		 *
 		 * For Win8 PTPs the first packet (td->num_received == 0) may
 		 * have a contactcount of 0 if there only is a button event.
-		 * We double check that this is not a continuation packet
-		 * of a possible multi-packet frame be checking that the
-		 * timestamp has changed.
+		 *
+		 * Some other devices use a sentinel frame with 0 to release all contacts
 		 */
-		if ((app->quirks & MT_QUIRK_WIN8_PTP_BUTTONS) &&
-		    app->num_received == 0 &&
-		    app->prev_scantime != scantime)
-			app->num_expected = contact_count;
-		/* A non 0 contact count always indicates a first packet */
-		else if (contact_count)
-			app->num_expected = contact_count;
+		app->num_expected = 0;
 	}
 	app->prev_scantime = scantime;