diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c
index c92e544c792df..786f00f6b7fd8 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/atkbd.c
@@ -765,6 +765,44 @@ static void atkbd_deactivate(struct atkbd *atkbd)
 			ps2dev->serio->phys);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86
+static bool atkbd_is_portable_device(void)
+{
+	static const char * const chassis_types[] = {
+		"8",	/* Portable */
+		"9",	/* Laptop */
+		"10",	/* Notebook */
+		"14",	/* Sub-Notebook */
+		"31",	/* Convertible */
+		"32",	/* Detachable */
+	};
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(chassis_types); i++)
+		if (dmi_match(DMI_CHASSIS_TYPE, chassis_types[i]))
+			return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+/*
+ * On many modern laptops ATKBD_CMD_GETID may cause problems, on these laptops
+ * the controller is always in translated mode. In this mode mice/touchpads will
+ * not work. So in this case simply assume a keyboard is connected to avoid
+ * confusing some laptop keyboards.
+ *
+ * Skipping ATKBD_CMD_GETID ends up using a fake keyboard id. Using a fake id is
+ * ok in translated mode, only atkbd_select_set() checks atkbd->id and in
+ * translated mode that is a no-op.
+ */
+static bool atkbd_skip_getid(struct atkbd *atkbd)
+{
+	return atkbd->translated && atkbd_is_portable_device();
+}
+#else
+static inline bool atkbd_skip_getid(struct atkbd *atkbd) { return false; }
+#endif
+
 /*
  * atkbd_probe() probes for an AT keyboard on a serio port.
  */
@@ -794,12 +832,12 @@ static int atkbd_probe(struct atkbd *atkbd)
  */
 
 	param[0] = param[1] = 0xa5;	/* initialize with invalid values */
-	if (ps2_command(ps2dev, param, ATKBD_CMD_GETID)) {
+	if (atkbd_skip_getid(atkbd) || ps2_command(ps2dev, param, ATKBD_CMD_GETID)) {
 
 /*
- * If the get ID command failed, we check if we can at least set the LEDs on
- * the keyboard. This should work on every keyboard out there. It also turns
- * the LEDs off, which we want anyway.
+ * If the get ID command was skipped or failed, we check if we can at least set
+ * the LEDs on the keyboard. This should work on every keyboard out there.
+ * It also turns the LEDs off, which we want anyway.
  */
 		param[0] = 0;
 		if (ps2_command(ps2dev, param, ATKBD_CMD_SETLEDS))