* struct stmpe_keypad_variant - model-specific attributes
  * @auto_increment: whether the KPC_DATA_BYTE register address
  *                 auto-increments on multiple read
+ * @set_pullup: whether the pins need to have their pull-ups set
  * @num_data: number of data bytes
  * @num_normal_data: number of normal keys' data bytes
  * @max_cols: maximum number of columns supported
  */
 struct stmpe_keypad_variant {
        bool            auto_increment;
+       bool            set_pullup;
        int             num_data;
        int             num_normal_data;
        int             max_cols;
        },
        [STMPE2401] = {
                .auto_increment         = false,
+               .set_pullup             = true,
                .num_data               = 3,
                .num_normal_data        = 2,
                .max_cols               = 8,
        },
        [STMPE2403] = {
                .auto_increment         = true,
+               .set_pullup             = true,
                .num_data               = 5,
                .num_normal_data        = 3,
                .max_cols               = 8,
        unsigned int col_gpios = variant->col_gpios;
        unsigned int row_gpios = variant->row_gpios;
        struct stmpe *stmpe = keypad->stmpe;
+       u8 pureg = stmpe->regs[STMPE_IDX_GPPUR_LSB];
        unsigned int pins = 0;
+       unsigned int pu_pins = 0;
+       int ret;
        int i;
 
        /*
        for (i = 0; i < variant->max_cols; i++) {
                int num = __ffs(col_gpios);
 
-               if (keypad->cols & (1 << i))
+               if (keypad->cols & (1 << i)) {
                        pins |= 1 << num;
+                       pu_pins |= 1 << num;
+               }
 
                col_gpios &= ~(1 << num);
        }
                row_gpios &= ~(1 << num);
        }
 
-       return stmpe_set_altfunc(stmpe, pins, STMPE_BLOCK_KEYPAD);
+       ret = stmpe_set_altfunc(stmpe, pins, STMPE_BLOCK_KEYPAD);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
+
+       /*
+        * On STMPE24xx, set pin bias to pull-up on all keypad input
+        * pins (columns), this incidentally happen to be maximum 8 pins
+        * and placed at GPIO0-7 so only the LSB of the pull up register
+        * ever needs to be written.
+        */
+       if (variant->set_pullup) {
+               u8 val;
+
+               ret = stmpe_reg_read(stmpe, pureg);
+               if (ret)
+                       return ret;
+
+               /* Do not touch unused pins, may be used for GPIO */
+               val = ret & ~pu_pins;
+               val |= pu_pins;
+
+               ret = stmpe_reg_write(stmpe, pureg, val);
+       }
+
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static int stmpe_keypad_chip_init(struct stmpe_keypad *keypad)