diff --git a/src/backends/meta-input-settings.c b/src/backends/meta-input-settings.c
index 74cf30afd..9fc6f6089 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-input-settings.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-input-settings.c
@@ -483,6 +483,7 @@ update_touchpad_edge_scroll (MetaInputSettings *input_settings,
 {
   MetaInputSettingsClass *input_settings_class;
   gboolean edge_scroll_enabled;
+  gboolean two_finger_scroll_enabled;
   MetaInputSettingsPrivate *priv;
 
   if (device &&
@@ -492,6 +493,11 @@ update_touchpad_edge_scroll (MetaInputSettings *input_settings,
   priv = meta_input_settings_get_instance_private (input_settings);
   input_settings_class = META_INPUT_SETTINGS_GET_CLASS (input_settings);
   edge_scroll_enabled = g_settings_get_boolean (priv->touchpad_settings, "edge-scrolling-enabled");
+  two_finger_scroll_enabled = g_settings_get_boolean (priv->touchpad_settings, "two-finger-scrolling-enabled");
+
+  /* If both are enabled we prefer two finger. */
+  if (edge_scroll_enabled && two_finger_scroll_enabled)
+    edge_scroll_enabled = FALSE;
 
   if (device)
     {
@@ -523,6 +529,10 @@ update_touchpad_two_finger_scroll (MetaInputSettings *input_settings,
   input_settings_class = META_INPUT_SETTINGS_GET_CLASS (input_settings);
   two_finger_scroll_enabled = g_settings_get_boolean (priv->touchpad_settings, "two-finger-scrolling-enabled");
 
+  /* Disable edge since they can't both be set. */
+  if (two_finger_scroll_enabled)
+    update_touchpad_edge_scroll (input_settings, device);
+
   if (device)
     {
       settings_device_set_bool_setting (input_settings, device,
@@ -535,6 +545,10 @@ update_touchpad_two_finger_scroll (MetaInputSettings *input_settings,
                                  (ConfigBoolFunc) input_settings_class->set_two_finger_scroll,
                                  two_finger_scroll_enabled);
     }
+
+  /* Edge might have been disabled because two finger was on. */
+  if (!two_finger_scroll_enabled)
+    update_touchpad_edge_scroll (input_settings, device);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-input-settings-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-input-settings-native.c
index 5a142f77b..266d224d9 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-input-settings-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-input-settings-native.c
@@ -160,32 +160,16 @@ meta_input_settings_native_set_edge_scroll (MetaInputSettings            *settin
                                             ClutterInputDevice           *device,
                                             gboolean                      edge_scrolling_enabled)
 {
-  enum libinput_config_scroll_method scroll_method = 0;
   struct libinput_device *libinput_device;
-  enum libinput_config_scroll_method supported;
-  enum libinput_config_scroll_method current;
+  enum libinput_config_scroll_method current, method;
 
   libinput_device = clutter_evdev_input_device_get_libinput_device (device);
-  if (!libinput_device)
-    return;
-  supported = libinput_device_config_scroll_get_methods (libinput_device);
+
+  method = edge_scrolling_enabled ? LIBINPUT_CONFIG_SCROLL_EDGE : LIBINPUT_CONFIG_SCROLL_NO_SCROLL;
   current = libinput_device_config_scroll_get_method (libinput_device);
+  current &= ~LIBINPUT_CONFIG_SCROLL_EDGE;
 
-  /* Don't set edge scrolling if two-finger scrolling is enabled and available */
-  if (current == LIBINPUT_CONFIG_SCROLL_2FG)
-    return;
-
-  if (supported & LIBINPUT_CONFIG_SCROLL_EDGE &&
-      edge_scrolling_enabled)
-    {
-      scroll_method = LIBINPUT_CONFIG_SCROLL_EDGE;
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      scroll_method = LIBINPUT_CONFIG_SCROLL_NO_SCROLL;
-    }
-
-  device_set_scroll_method (libinput_device, scroll_method);
+  device_set_scroll_method (libinput_device, current | method);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -193,31 +177,16 @@ meta_input_settings_native_set_two_finger_scroll (MetaInputSettings            *
                                                   ClutterInputDevice           *device,
                                                   gboolean                      two_finger_scroll_enabled)
 {
-  enum libinput_config_scroll_method scroll_method = 0;
   struct libinput_device *libinput_device;
-  enum libinput_config_scroll_method supported;
-  enum libinput_config_scroll_method current;
+  enum libinput_config_scroll_method current, method;
 
   libinput_device = clutter_evdev_input_device_get_libinput_device (device);
-  supported = libinput_device_config_scroll_get_methods (libinput_device);
+
+  method = two_finger_scroll_enabled ? LIBINPUT_CONFIG_SCROLL_2FG : LIBINPUT_CONFIG_SCROLL_NO_SCROLL;
   current = libinput_device_config_scroll_get_method (libinput_device);
+  current &= ~LIBINPUT_CONFIG_SCROLL_2FG;
 
-  if (two_finger_scroll_enabled &&
-      !(supported & LIBINPUT_CONFIG_SCROLL_2FG))
-    return;
-
-  if (two_finger_scroll_enabled)
-    {
-      scroll_method = LIBINPUT_CONFIG_SCROLL_2FG;
-    }
-  else if (current != LIBINPUT_CONFIG_SCROLL_EDGE)
-    {
-      scroll_method = LIBINPUT_CONFIG_SCROLL_NO_SCROLL;
-    }
-  else
-    return;
-
-  device_set_scroll_method (libinput_device, scroll_method);
+  device_set_scroll_method (libinput_device, current | method);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/backends/x11/meta-input-settings-x11.c b/src/backends/x11/meta-input-settings-x11.c
index f595d4232..332997b47 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/meta-input-settings-x11.c
+++ b/src/backends/x11/meta-input-settings-x11.c
@@ -222,32 +222,19 @@ meta_input_settings_x11_set_edge_scroll (MetaInputSettings            *settings,
                                          gboolean                      edge_scroll_enabled)
 {
   guchar values[SCROLL_METHOD_NUM_FIELDS] = { 0 }; /* 2fg, edge, button. The last value is unused */
-  guchar *defaults;
-  guchar *available;
+  guchar *current;
 
-  available = get_property (device, "libinput Scroll Methods Available",
-                            XA_INTEGER, 8, SCROLL_METHOD_NUM_FIELDS);
-  defaults = get_property (device, "libinput Scroll Method Enabled",
-                           XA_INTEGER, 8, SCROLL_METHOD_NUM_FIELDS);
-  if (!available || !defaults)
-    goto out;
+  current = get_property (device, "libinput Scroll Method Enabled",
+                          XA_INTEGER, 8, SCROLL_METHOD_NUM_FIELDS);
+  if (!current)
+    return;
 
-  memcpy (values, defaults, SCROLL_METHOD_NUM_FIELDS);
+  memcpy (values, current, SCROLL_METHOD_NUM_FIELDS);
 
-  /* Don't set edge scrolling if two-finger scrolling is enabled and available */
-  if (available[SCROLL_METHOD_FIELD_EDGE] &&
-      !(available[SCROLL_METHOD_FIELD_2FG] && values[SCROLL_METHOD_FIELD_2FG]))
-    {
-      values[1] = !!edge_scroll_enabled;
-      change_property (device, "libinput Scroll Method Enabled",
-                       XA_INTEGER, 8, &values, SCROLL_METHOD_NUM_FIELDS);
-    }
-
-out:
-  if (available)
-    meta_XFree (available);
-  if (defaults)
-    meta_XFree (defaults);
+  values[SCROLL_METHOD_FIELD_EDGE] = !!edge_scroll_enabled;
+  change_property (device, "libinput Scroll Method Enabled",
+                   XA_INTEGER, 8, &values, SCROLL_METHOD_NUM_FIELDS);
+  meta_XFree (current);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -256,44 +243,19 @@ meta_input_settings_x11_set_two_finger_scroll (MetaInputSettings            *set
                                                gboolean                      two_finger_scroll_enabled)
 {
   guchar values[SCROLL_METHOD_NUM_FIELDS] = { 0 }; /* 2fg, edge, button. The last value is unused */
-  guchar *defaults;
-  guchar *available;
-  gboolean changed;
+  guchar *current;
 
-  available = get_property (device, "libinput Scroll Methods Available",
-                            XA_INTEGER, 8, SCROLL_METHOD_NUM_FIELDS);
-  defaults = get_property (device, "libinput Scroll Method Enabled",
-                           XA_INTEGER, 8, SCROLL_METHOD_NUM_FIELDS);
-  if (!available || !defaults)
-    goto out;
+  current = get_property (device, "libinput Scroll Method Enabled",
+                          XA_INTEGER, 8, SCROLL_METHOD_NUM_FIELDS);
+  if (!current)
+    return;
 
-  memcpy (values, defaults, SCROLL_METHOD_NUM_FIELDS);
-  changed = FALSE;
+  memcpy (values, current, SCROLL_METHOD_NUM_FIELDS);
 
-  if (available[SCROLL_METHOD_FIELD_2FG])
-    {
-      values[SCROLL_METHOD_FIELD_2FG] = !!two_finger_scroll_enabled;
-      changed = TRUE;
-    }
-
-  /* Disable edge scrolling when two-finger scrolling is enabled */
-  if (values[SCROLL_METHOD_FIELD_2FG] && values[SCROLL_METHOD_FIELD_EDGE])
-    {
-      values[SCROLL_METHOD_FIELD_EDGE] = 0;
-      changed = TRUE;
-    }
-
-  if (changed)
-    {
-      change_property (device, "libinput Scroll Method Enabled",
-                       XA_INTEGER, 8, &values, SCROLL_METHOD_NUM_FIELDS);
-    }
-
-out:
-  if (available)
-    meta_XFree (available);
-  if (defaults)
-    meta_XFree (defaults);
+  values[SCROLL_METHOD_FIELD_2FG] = !!two_finger_scroll_enabled;
+  change_property (device, "libinput Scroll Method Enabled",
+                   XA_INTEGER, 8, &values, SCROLL_METHOD_NUM_FIELDS);
+  meta_XFree (current);
 }
 
 static void