diff --git a/core/res/res/values/config.xml b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
index aaa1d8bc11dbe..822a59af3811f 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
@@ -207,4 +207,11 @@
 
     <!-- Enables swipe versus poly-finger touch disambiguation in the KeyboardView -->
     <bool name="config_swipeDisambiguation">true</bool>
+
+    <!-- Enables special filtering code in the framework for raw touch events
+         from the touch driver.  This code exists for one particular device,
+         and should not be enabled for any others.  Hopefully in the future
+         it will be removed when the lower-level touch driver generates better
+         data. -->
+    <bool name="config_filterTouchEvents">false</bool>
 </resources>
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/KeyInputQueue.java b/services/java/com/android/server/KeyInputQueue.java
index d68ccfab000cf..a885df8c632ec 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/KeyInputQueue.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/KeyInputQueue.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public abstract class KeyInputQueue {
      * Turn on some hacks we have to improve the touch interaction with a
      * certain device whose screen currently is not all that good.
      */
-    static final boolean BAD_TOUCH_HACK = true;
+    static boolean BAD_TOUCH_HACK = false;
     
     private static final String EXCLUDED_DEVICES_PATH = "etc/excluded-input-devices.xml";
 
@@ -282,6 +282,9 @@ public abstract class KeyInputQueue {
             lt = new LatencyTimer(100, 1000);
         }
 
+        BAD_TOUCH_HACK = context.getResources().getBoolean(
+                com.android.internal.R.bool.config_filterTouchEvents);
+        
         mHapticFeedbackCallback = hapticFeedbackCallback;
         
         readExcludedDevices();