diff --git a/vibrator/Vibrator.cpp b/vibrator/Vibrator.cpp
index 4e1891c..8399b7a 100644
--- a/vibrator/Vibrator.cpp
+++ b/vibrator/Vibrator.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ InputFFDevice::InputFFDevice()
             continue;
         }
 
-        if (strcmp(name, "qcom-hv-haptics") && strcmp(name, "qti-haptics")) {
+        if (strcmp(name, "qcom-hv-haptics") && strcmp(name, "qti-haptics")
+            && strcmp(name, "aw8697_haptic")) {
             ALOGD("not a qcom/qti haptics device\n");
             close(fd);
             continue;
diff --git a/vibrator/excluded-input-devices.xml b/vibrator/excluded-input-devices.xml
index cc22d2a..7e2a5b6 100755
--- a/vibrator/excluded-input-devices.xml
+++ b/vibrator/excluded-input-devices.xml
@@ -28,4 +28,5 @@
 <devices>
     <device name="qti-haptics"/>
     <device name="qcom-hv-haptics"/>
+    <device name="aw8697_haptic"/>
 </devices>