diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/include/preferred-xorg-versions.inc b/meta/conf/distro/include/preferred-xorg-versions.inc
index a09365341c..32d5d807e5 100644
--- a/meta/conf/distro/include/preferred-xorg-versions.inc
+++ b/meta/conf/distro/include/preferred-xorg-versions.inc
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ PREFERRED_VERSION_xcb-proto ?= "1.6"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_libxcb ?= "1.7"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_libxcb-nativesdk ?= "1.7"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_libpciaccess ?= "0.12.0"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_xf86-input-evdev ?= "2.5.0"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_xf86-input-evdev ?= "2.6.0"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_xf86-input-mouse ?= "1.6.0"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_xf86-input-keyboard ?= "1.5.0"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_xf86-input-synaptics ?= "1.2.1"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-driver/xf86-input-evdev_2.5.0.bb b/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-driver/xf86-input-evdev_2.6.0.bb
similarity index 54%
rename from meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-driver/xf86-input-evdev_2.5.0.bb
rename to meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-driver/xf86-input-evdev_2.6.0.bb
index 1b4470c17c..79e5f18c7e 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-driver/xf86-input-evdev_2.5.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-graphics/xorg-driver/xf86-input-evdev_2.6.0.bb
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=fefe33b1cf0cacba0e72e3b0fa0f0e16"
 
 PR = "r0"
 
-SRC_URI[md5sum] = "eceb6dc517c0649b772f18708a1aade8"
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "9dec173ac9d8d09ef5cb2f79e74471f5f3ddd108827f3e95958b623766260333"
+SRC_URI[md5sum] = "f33fe9413bde68936d8909206a13e8a1"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "b0e7f3991a8183a4743196c3e16d7184d439b80bf43653aa2f45b0756a6753ac"