diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/iqs269a.c b/drivers/input/misc/iqs269a.c
index 07eda05d783e..ff6cbc2f5d76 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/iqs269a.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/iqs269a.c
@@ -148,9 +148,6 @@
 #define IQS269_ATI_POLL_TIMEOUT_US		(iqs269->delay_mult * 500000)
 #define IQS269_ATI_STABLE_DELAY_MS		(iqs269->delay_mult * 150)
 
-#define IQS269_PWR_MODE_POLL_SLEEP_US		IQS269_ATI_POLL_SLEEP_US
-#define IQS269_PWR_MODE_POLL_TIMEOUT_US		IQS269_ATI_POLL_TIMEOUT_US
-
 #define iqs269_irq_wait()			usleep_range(200, 250)
 
 enum iqs269_local_cap_size {
@@ -295,7 +292,6 @@ struct iqs269_private {
 	struct input_dev *keypad;
 	struct input_dev *slider[IQS269_NUM_SL];
 	unsigned int keycode[ARRAY_SIZE(iqs269_events) * IQS269_NUM_CH];
-	unsigned int suspend_mode;
 	unsigned int delay_mult;
 	unsigned int ch_num;
 	bool hall_enable;
@@ -767,17 +763,6 @@ static int iqs269_parse_prop(struct iqs269_private *iqs269)
 	iqs269->hall_enable = device_property_present(&client->dev,
 						      "azoteq,hall-enable");
 
-	if (!device_property_read_u32(&client->dev, "azoteq,suspend-mode",
-				      &val)) {
-		if (val > IQS269_SYS_SETTINGS_PWR_MODE_MAX) {
-			dev_err(&client->dev, "Invalid suspend mode: %u\n",
-				val);
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-
-		iqs269->suspend_mode = val;
-	}
-
 	error = regmap_raw_read(iqs269->regmap, IQS269_SYS_SETTINGS, sys_reg,
 				sizeof(*sys_reg));
 	if (error)
@@ -1005,6 +990,17 @@ static int iqs269_parse_prop(struct iqs269_private *iqs269)
 	general &= ~IQS269_SYS_SETTINGS_DIS_AUTO;
 	general &= ~IQS269_SYS_SETTINGS_PWR_MODE_MASK;
 
+	if (!device_property_read_u32(&client->dev, "azoteq,suspend-mode",
+				      &val)) {
+		if (val > IQS269_SYS_SETTINGS_PWR_MODE_MAX) {
+			dev_err(&client->dev, "Invalid suspend mode: %u\n",
+				val);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		general |= (val << IQS269_SYS_SETTINGS_PWR_MODE_SHIFT);
+	}
+
 	if (!device_property_read_u32(&client->dev, "azoteq,ulp-update",
 				      &val)) {
 		if (val > IQS269_SYS_SETTINGS_ULP_UPDATE_MAX) {
@@ -1687,59 +1683,30 @@ static int iqs269_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	return error;
 }
 
+static u16 iqs269_general_get(struct iqs269_private *iqs269)
+{
+	u16 general = be16_to_cpu(iqs269->sys_reg.general);
+
+	general &= ~IQS269_SYS_SETTINGS_REDO_ATI;
+	general &= ~IQS269_SYS_SETTINGS_ACK_RESET;
+
+	return general | IQS269_SYS_SETTINGS_DIS_AUTO;
+}
+
 static int iqs269_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct iqs269_private *iqs269 = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	struct i2c_client *client = iqs269->client;
-	unsigned int val;
 	int error;
+	u16 general = iqs269_general_get(iqs269);
 
-	if (!iqs269->suspend_mode)
+	if (!(general & IQS269_SYS_SETTINGS_PWR_MODE_MASK))
 		return 0;
 
 	disable_irq(client->irq);
 
-	/*
-	 * Automatic power mode switching must be disabled before the device is
-	 * forced into any particular power mode. In this case, the device will
-	 * transition into normal-power mode.
-	 */
-	error = regmap_update_bits(iqs269->regmap, IQS269_SYS_SETTINGS,
-				   IQS269_SYS_SETTINGS_DIS_AUTO, ~0);
-	if (error)
-		goto err_irq;
+	error = regmap_write(iqs269->regmap, IQS269_SYS_SETTINGS, general);
 
-	/*
-	 * The following check ensures the device has completed its transition
-	 * into normal-power mode before a manual mode switch is performed.
-	 */
-	error = regmap_read_poll_timeout(iqs269->regmap, IQS269_SYS_FLAGS, val,
-					!(val & IQS269_SYS_FLAGS_PWR_MODE_MASK),
-					 IQS269_PWR_MODE_POLL_SLEEP_US,
-					 IQS269_PWR_MODE_POLL_TIMEOUT_US);
-	if (error)
-		goto err_irq;
-
-	error = regmap_update_bits(iqs269->regmap, IQS269_SYS_SETTINGS,
-				   IQS269_SYS_SETTINGS_PWR_MODE_MASK,
-				   iqs269->suspend_mode <<
-				   IQS269_SYS_SETTINGS_PWR_MODE_SHIFT);
-	if (error)
-		goto err_irq;
-
-	/*
-	 * This last check ensures the device has completed its transition into
-	 * the desired power mode to prevent any spurious interrupts from being
-	 * triggered after iqs269_suspend has already returned.
-	 */
-	error = regmap_read_poll_timeout(iqs269->regmap, IQS269_SYS_FLAGS, val,
-					 (val & IQS269_SYS_FLAGS_PWR_MODE_MASK)
-					 == (iqs269->suspend_mode <<
-					     IQS269_SYS_FLAGS_PWR_MODE_SHIFT),
-					 IQS269_PWR_MODE_POLL_SLEEP_US,
-					 IQS269_PWR_MODE_POLL_TIMEOUT_US);
-
-err_irq:
 	iqs269_irq_wait();
 	enable_irq(client->irq);
 
@@ -1750,43 +1717,20 @@ static int iqs269_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct iqs269_private *iqs269 = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	struct i2c_client *client = iqs269->client;
-	unsigned int val;
 	int error;
+	u16 general = iqs269_general_get(iqs269);
 
-	if (!iqs269->suspend_mode)
+	if (!(general & IQS269_SYS_SETTINGS_PWR_MODE_MASK))
 		return 0;
 
 	disable_irq(client->irq);
 
-	error = regmap_update_bits(iqs269->regmap, IQS269_SYS_SETTINGS,
-				   IQS269_SYS_SETTINGS_PWR_MODE_MASK, 0);
-	if (error)
-		goto err_irq;
+	error = regmap_write(iqs269->regmap, IQS269_SYS_SETTINGS,
+			     general & ~IQS269_SYS_SETTINGS_PWR_MODE_MASK);
+	if (!error)
+		error = regmap_write(iqs269->regmap, IQS269_SYS_SETTINGS,
+				     general & ~IQS269_SYS_SETTINGS_DIS_AUTO);
 
-	/*
-	 * This check ensures the device has returned to normal-power mode
-	 * before automatic power mode switching is re-enabled.
-	 */
-	error = regmap_read_poll_timeout(iqs269->regmap, IQS269_SYS_FLAGS, val,
-					!(val & IQS269_SYS_FLAGS_PWR_MODE_MASK),
-					 IQS269_PWR_MODE_POLL_SLEEP_US,
-					 IQS269_PWR_MODE_POLL_TIMEOUT_US);
-	if (error)
-		goto err_irq;
-
-	error = regmap_update_bits(iqs269->regmap, IQS269_SYS_SETTINGS,
-				   IQS269_SYS_SETTINGS_DIS_AUTO, 0);
-	if (error)
-		goto err_irq;
-
-	/*
-	 * This step reports any events that may have been "swallowed" as a
-	 * result of polling PWR_MODE (which automatically acknowledges any
-	 * pending interrupts).
-	 */
-	error = iqs269_report(iqs269);
-
-err_irq:
 	iqs269_irq_wait();
 	enable_irq(client->irq);