diff --git a/src/evdev.c b/src/evdev.c
index afa9bc5..85503bf 100644
--- a/src/evdev.c
+++ b/src/evdev.c
@@ -2424,7 +2424,7 @@ EvdevInitProperty(DeviceIntPtr dev)
             rc = XIChangeDeviceProperty(dev, prop_calibration, XA_INTEGER,
                     32, PropModeReplace, 4, calibration,
                     FALSE);
-        } else {
+        } else if (pEvdev->flags & EVDEV_ABSOLUTE_EVENTS) {
             rc = XIChangeDeviceProperty(dev, prop_calibration, XA_INTEGER,
                     32, PropModeReplace, 0, NULL,
                     FALSE);