diff --git a/src/plugins/generic/tslib/qtslib.cpp b/src/plugins/generic/tslib/qtslib.cpp
index 6986fd5dfa4..773939b485b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/generic/tslib/qtslib.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/generic/tslib/qtslib.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ QTsLibMouseHandler::QTsLibMouseHandler(const QString &key,
     qDebug() << "QTsLibMouseHandler" << key << specification;
     setObjectName(QLatin1String("TSLib Mouse Handler"));
 
-    QByteArray device = "/dev/input/event1";
+    QByteArray device = qgetenv("TSLIB_TSDEVICE");
+    if (device.isEmpty())
+         device = QByteArrayLiteral("/dev/input/event1");
+
     if (specification.startsWith("/dev/"))
         device = specification.toLocal8Bit();