diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap3evm.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap3evm.c
index 56cce1e..887bd35 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap3evm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-omap3evm.c
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
 #include "hsmmc.h"
 #include "common-board-devices.h"
 
-#define OMAP3_EVM_TS_GPIO	175
 #define OMAP3_EVM_EHCI_VBUS	22
 #define OMAP3_EVM_EHCI_SELECT	61
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/common-board-devices.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/common-board-devices.c
index 719f62e..8cf0140 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/common-board-devices.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/common-board-devices.c
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@
 static struct omap2_mcspi_device_config ads7846_mcspi_config = {
 	.turbo_mode	= 0,
 };
+	
+static int omap3_get_pendown_state(void)
+{
+	return !gpio_get_value(OMAP3_EVM_TS_GPIO);
+}
 
 static struct ads7846_platform_data ads7846_config = {
 	.x_max			= 0x0fff,
@@ -45,6 +50,7 @@ static struct ads7846_platform_data ads7846_config = {
 	.debounce_rep		= 1,
 	.gpio_pendown		= -EINVAL,
 	.keep_vref_on		= 1,
+	.get_pendown_state	= &omap3_get_pendown_state,
 };
 
 static struct spi_board_info ads7846_spi_board_info __initdata = {
@@ -63,17 +69,14 @@ void __init omap_ads7846_init(int bus_num, int gpio_pendown, int gpio_debounce,
 	struct spi_board_info *spi_bi = &ads7846_spi_board_info;
 	int err;
 
-	if (board_pdata && board_pdata->get_pendown_state) {
-		err = gpio_request_one(gpio_pendown, GPIOF_IN, "TSPenDown");
-		if (err) {
-			pr_err("Couldn't obtain gpio for TSPenDown: %d\n", err);
-			return;
-		}
-		gpio_export(gpio_pendown, 0);
-
-		if (gpio_debounce)
-			gpio_set_debounce(gpio_pendown, gpio_debounce);
+	err = gpio_request_one(gpio_pendown, GPIOF_IN, "TSPenDown");
+	if (err) {
+		pr_err("Couldn't obtain gpio for TSPenDown: %d\n", err);
+		return;
 	}
+	gpio_export(gpio_pendown, 0);
+	if (gpio_debounce)
+		gpio_set_debounce(gpio_pendown, gpio_debounce);
 
 	spi_bi->bus_num	= bus_num;
 	spi_bi->irq	= gpio_to_irq(gpio_pendown);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/common-board-devices.h b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/common-board-devices.h
index a0b4a428..4c4ef6a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/common-board-devices.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/common-board-devices.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "twl-common.h"
 
 #define NAND_BLOCK_SIZE	SZ_128K
+#define OMAP3_EVM_TS_GPIO	175
 
 struct mtd_partition;
 struct ads7846_platform_data;