diff --git a/drivers/input/input-polldev.c b/drivers/input/input-polldev.c
index 0d3ce7a..910220c1 100644
--- a/drivers/input/input-polldev.c
+++ b/drivers/input/input-polldev.c
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
-	if (dev->flush)
-		dev->flush(dev);
+	if (dev->open)
+		dev->open(dev);
 
 	queue_delayed_work(polldev_wq, &dev->work,
 			   msecs_to_jiffies(dev->poll_interval));
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@
 
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dev->work);
 	input_polldev_stop_workqueue();
+
+	if (dev->close)
+		dev->close(dev);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/wistron_btns.c b/drivers/input/misc/wistron_btns.c
index a932179..00eb9d6 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/wistron_btns.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/wistron_btns.c
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@
 	if (!wistron_idev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	wistron_idev->flush = wistron_flush;
+	wistron_idev->open = wistron_flush;
 	wistron_idev->poll = wistron_poll;
 	wistron_idev->poll_interval = POLL_INTERVAL_DEFAULT;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/input-polldev.h b/include/linux/input-polldev.h
index 597a007..5c0ec68 100644
--- a/include/linux/input-polldev.h
+++ b/include/linux/input-polldev.h
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@
 
 /**
  * struct input_polled_dev - simple polled input device
- * @private: private driver data
- * @flush: driver-supplied method that flushes device's state upon
- *	opening (optional)
+ * @private: private driver data.
+ * @open: driver-supplied method that prepares device for polling
+ *	(enabled the device and maybe flushes device state).
+ * @close: driver-supplied method that is called when device is no
+ *	longer being polled. Used to put device into low power mode.
  * @poll: driver-supplied method that polls the device and posts
  *	input events (mandatory).
  * @poll_interval: specifies how often the poll() method shoudl be called.
@@ -30,7 +32,8 @@
 struct input_polled_dev {
 	void *private;
 
-	void (*flush)(struct input_polled_dev *dev);
+	void (*open)(struct input_polled_dev *dev);
+	void (*close)(struct input_polled_dev *dev);
 	void (*poll)(struct input_polled_dev *dev);
 	unsigned int poll_interval; /* msec */