diff --git a/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.c b/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.c
index 10524c93f8b62..f22f59df02601 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.c
@@ -2538,6 +2538,9 @@ static void wacom_wac_finger_event(struct hid_device *hdev,
 	struct wacom_features *features = &wacom->wacom_wac.features;
 
 	switch (equivalent_usage) {
+	case HID_DG_CONFIDENCE:
+		wacom_wac->hid_data.confidence = value;
+		break;
 	case HID_GD_X:
 		wacom_wac->hid_data.x = value;
 		break;
@@ -2568,7 +2571,8 @@ static void wacom_wac_finger_event(struct hid_device *hdev,
 
 
 	if (usage->usage_index + 1 == field->report_count) {
-		if (equivalent_usage == wacom_wac->hid_data.last_slot_field)
+		if (equivalent_usage == wacom_wac->hid_data.last_slot_field &&
+		    wacom_wac->hid_data.confidence)
 			wacom_wac_finger_slot(wacom_wac, wacom_wac->touch_input);
 	}
 }
@@ -2581,6 +2585,8 @@ static void wacom_wac_finger_pre_report(struct hid_device *hdev,
 	struct hid_data* hid_data = &wacom_wac->hid_data;
 	int i;
 
+	hid_data->confidence = true;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < report->maxfield; i++) {
 		struct hid_field *field = report->field[i];
 		int j;
diff --git a/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.h b/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.h
index 0abed1e5b5260..48ce2b0a4549e 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.h
+++ b/drivers/hid/wacom_wac.h
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ struct hid_data {
 	bool tipswitch;
 	bool barrelswitch;
 	bool barrelswitch2;
+	bool confidence;
 	int x;
 	int y;
 	int pressure;