diff --git a/drivers/input/evdev.c b/drivers/input/evdev.c
index 30836c05edd75cdae107ddb9fd33cd0765ed5f1a..cd323254ca6f560a1b7d38b5283297f67f5b84ee 100644
--- a/drivers/input/evdev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/evdev.c
@@ -54,11 +54,15 @@ static void evdev_pass_event(struct evdev_client *client,
 			     struct input_event *event)
 {
 	/*
-	 * Interrupts are disabled, just acquire the lock
+	 * Interrupts are disabled, just acquire the lock.
+	 * Make sure we don't leave with the client buffer
+	 * "empty" by having client->head == client->tail.
 	 */
 	spin_lock(&client->buffer_lock);
-	client->buffer[client->head++] = *event;
-	client->head &= client->bufsize - 1;
+	do {
+		client->buffer[client->head++] = *event;
+		client->head &= client->bufsize - 1;
+	} while (client->head == client->tail);
 	spin_unlock(&client->buffer_lock);
 
 	if (event->type == EV_SYN)