diff --git a/drivers/input/input-compat.h b/drivers/input/input-compat.h
index 148f66fe3205c..0f25878d5fa25 100644
--- a/drivers/input/input-compat.h
+++ b/drivers/input/input-compat.h
@@ -17,17 +17,7 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 
-/* Note to the author of this code: did it ever occur to
-   you why the ifdefs are needed? Think about it again. -AK */
-#if defined(CONFIG_X86_64) || defined(CONFIG_TILE)
-#  define INPUT_COMPAT_TEST is_compat_task()
-#elif defined(CONFIG_S390)
-#  define INPUT_COMPAT_TEST test_thread_flag(TIF_31BIT)
-#elif defined(CONFIG_MIPS)
-#  define INPUT_COMPAT_TEST test_thread_flag(TIF_32BIT_ADDR)
-#else
-#  define INPUT_COMPAT_TEST test_thread_flag(TIF_32BIT)
-#endif
+#define INPUT_COMPAT_TEST in_compat_syscall()
 
 struct input_event_compat {
 	struct compat_timeval time;