diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/tegra-kbc.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/tegra-kbc.c
index 2b3b73ec668..da3828fc2c0 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/tegra-kbc.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/tegra-kbc.c
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ static int __devinit tegra_kbc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	input_set_drvdata(input_dev, kbc);
 
-	input_dev->evbit[0] = BIT_MASK(EV_KEY);
+	input_dev->evbit[0] = BIT_MASK(EV_KEY) | BIT_MASK(EV_REP);
 	input_set_capability(input_dev, EV_MSC, MSC_SCAN);
 
 	input_dev->keycode = kbc->keycode;