diff --git a/src/core/linux/SDL_evdev_capabilities.c b/src/core/linux/SDL_evdev_capabilities.c
index 865abf4fe..6c146ab10 100644
--- a/src/core/linux/SDL_evdev_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/core/linux/SDL_evdev_capabilities.c
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ SDL_EVDEV_GuessDeviceClass(const unsigned long bitmask_props[NBITS(INPUT_PROP_MA
 
     /* We treat buttonpads as equivalent to touchpads */
     if (test_bit(INPUT_PROP_TOPBUTTONPAD, bitmask_props) ||
-        test_bit(INPUT_PROP_BUTTONPAD, bitmask_props)) {
+        test_bit(INPUT_PROP_BUTTONPAD, bitmask_props) ||
+        test_bit(INPUT_PROP_SEMI_MT, bitmask_props)) {
         return SDL_UDEV_DEVICE_TOUCHPAD;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/core/linux/SDL_evdev_capabilities.h b/src/core/linux/SDL_evdev_capabilities.h
index 49df8da79..ae09b68c3 100644
--- a/src/core/linux/SDL_evdev_capabilities.h
+++ b/src/core/linux/SDL_evdev_capabilities.h
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
 
 #include <linux/input.h>
 
+#ifndef INPUT_PROP_SEMI_MT
+#define INPUT_PROP_SEMI_MT          0x03
+#endif
 #ifndef INPUT_PROP_TOPBUTTONPAD
 #define INPUT_PROP_TOPBUTTONPAD     0x04
 #endif