diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
index f0a93f630455..c703c78c59f3 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
@@ -804,7 +804,6 @@ config PEAQ_WMI
 	tristate "PEAQ 2-in-1 WMI hotkey driver"
 	depends on ACPI_WMI
 	depends on INPUT
-	select INPUT_POLLDEV
 	help
 	 Say Y here if you want to support WMI-based hotkeys on PEAQ 2-in-1s.
 
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/peaq-wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/peaq-wmi.c
index fdeb3624c529..0861d8a00aa0 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/peaq-wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/peaq-wmi.c
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
 
 MODULE_ALIAS("wmi:"PEAQ_DOLBY_BUTTON_GUID);
 
-static unsigned int peaq_ignore_events_counter;
-static struct input_polled_dev *peaq_poll_dev;
+static struct input_dev *peaq_poll_dev;
 
 /*
  * The Dolby button (yes really a Dolby button) causes an ACPI variable to get
@@ -28,8 +27,10 @@ static struct input_polled_dev *peaq_poll_dev;
  * (if polling after the release) or twice (polling between press and release).
  * We ignore events for 0.5s after the first event to avoid reporting 2 presses.
  */
-static void peaq_wmi_poll(struct input_polled_dev *dev)
+static void peaq_wmi_poll(struct input_dev *input_dev)
 {
+	static unsigned long last_event_time;
+	static bool had_events;
 	union acpi_object obj;
 	acpi_status status;
 	u32 dummy = 0;
@@ -44,22 +45,25 @@ static void peaq_wmi_poll(struct input_polled_dev *dev)
 		return;
 
 	if (obj.type != ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER) {
-		dev_err(&peaq_poll_dev->input->dev,
+		dev_err(&input_dev->dev,
 			"Error WMBC did not return an integer\n");
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (peaq_ignore_events_counter && peaq_ignore_events_counter--)
+	if (!obj.integer.value)
 		return;
 
-	if (obj.integer.value) {
-		input_event(peaq_poll_dev->input, EV_KEY, KEY_SOUND, 1);
-		input_sync(peaq_poll_dev->input);
-		input_event(peaq_poll_dev->input, EV_KEY, KEY_SOUND, 0);
-		input_sync(peaq_poll_dev->input);
-		peaq_ignore_events_counter = max(1u,
-			PEAQ_POLL_IGNORE_MS / peaq_poll_dev->poll_interval);
-	}
+	if (had_events && time_before(jiffies, last_event_time +
+					msecs_to_jiffies(PEAQ_POLL_IGNORE_MS)))
+		return;
+
+	input_event(input_dev, EV_KEY, KEY_SOUND, 1);
+	input_sync(input_dev);
+	input_event(input_dev, EV_KEY, KEY_SOUND, 0);
+	input_sync(input_dev);
+
+	last_event_time = jiffies;
+	had_events = true;
 }
 
 /* Some other devices (Shuttle XS35) use the same WMI GUID for other purposes */
@@ -75,6 +79,8 @@ static const struct dmi_system_id peaq_dmi_table[] __initconst = {
 
 static int __init peaq_wmi_init(void)
 {
+	int err;
+
 	/* WMI GUID is not unique, also check for a DMI match */
 	if (!dmi_check_system(peaq_dmi_table))
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -82,24 +88,36 @@ static int __init peaq_wmi_init(void)
 	if (!wmi_has_guid(PEAQ_DOLBY_BUTTON_GUID))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	peaq_poll_dev = input_allocate_polled_device();
+	peaq_poll_dev = input_allocate_device();
 	if (!peaq_poll_dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	peaq_poll_dev->poll = peaq_wmi_poll;
-	peaq_poll_dev->poll_interval = PEAQ_POLL_INTERVAL_MS;
-	peaq_poll_dev->poll_interval_max = PEAQ_POLL_MAX_MS;
-	peaq_poll_dev->input->name = "PEAQ WMI hotkeys";
-	peaq_poll_dev->input->phys = "wmi/input0";
-	peaq_poll_dev->input->id.bustype = BUS_HOST;
-	input_set_capability(peaq_poll_dev->input, EV_KEY, KEY_SOUND);
+	peaq_poll_dev->name = "PEAQ WMI hotkeys";
+	peaq_poll_dev->phys = "wmi/input0";
+	peaq_poll_dev->id.bustype = BUS_HOST;
+	input_set_capability(peaq_poll_dev, EV_KEY, KEY_SOUND);
+
+	err = input_setup_polling(peaq_poll_dev, peaq_wmi_poll);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_out;
+
+	input_set_poll_interval(peaq_poll_dev, PEAQ_POLL_INTERVAL_MS);
+	input_set_max_poll_interval(peaq_poll_dev, PEAQ_POLL_MAX_MS);
+
+	err = input_register_device(peaq_poll_dev);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_out;
+
+	return 0;
 
-	return input_register_polled_device(peaq_poll_dev);
+err_out:
+	input_free_device(peaq_poll_dev);
+	return err;
 }
 
 static void __exit peaq_wmi_exit(void)
 {
-	input_unregister_polled_device(peaq_poll_dev);
+	input_unregister_device(peaq_poll_dev);
 }
 
 module_init(peaq_wmi_init);
