diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-input.c b/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
index fb9ace1cef8b..55db58459531 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
@@ -1468,6 +1468,31 @@ static void hidinput_cleanup_hidinput(struct hid_device *hid,
 	kfree(hidinput);
 }
 
+static struct hid_input *hidinput_match(struct hid_report *report)
+{
+	struct hid_device *hid = report->device;
+	struct hid_input *hidinput;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(hidinput, &hid->inputs, list) {
+		if (hidinput->report &&
+		    hidinput->report->id == report->id)
+			return hidinput;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static inline void hidinput_configure_usages(struct hid_input *hidinput,
+					     struct hid_report *report)
+{
+	int i, j;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < report->maxfield; i++)
+		for (j = 0; j < report->field[i]->maxusage; j++)
+			hidinput_configure_usage(hidinput, report->field[i],
+						 report->field[i]->usage + j);
+}
+
 /*
  * Register the input device; print a message.
  * Configure the input layer interface
@@ -1478,8 +1503,8 @@ int hidinput_connect(struct hid_device *hid, unsigned int force)
 {
 	struct hid_driver *drv = hid->driver;
 	struct hid_report *report;
-	struct hid_input *hidinput = NULL;
-	int i, j, k;
+	struct hid_input *next, *hidinput = NULL;
+	int i, k;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&hid->inputs);
 	INIT_WORK(&hid->led_work, hidinput_led_worker);
@@ -1509,43 +1534,40 @@ int hidinput_connect(struct hid_device *hid, unsigned int force)
 			if (!report->maxfield)
 				continue;
 
+			/*
+			 * Find the previous hidinput report attached
+			 * to this report id.
+			 */
+			if (hid->quirks & HID_QUIRK_MULTI_INPUT)
+				hidinput = hidinput_match(report);
+
 			if (!hidinput) {
 				hidinput = hidinput_allocate(hid);
 				if (!hidinput)
 					goto out_unwind;
 			}
 
-			for (i = 0; i < report->maxfield; i++)
-				for (j = 0; j < report->field[i]->maxusage; j++)
-					hidinput_configure_usage(hidinput, report->field[i],
-								 report->field[i]->usage + j);
+			hidinput_configure_usages(hidinput, report);
 
-			if ((hid->quirks & HID_QUIRK_NO_EMPTY_INPUT) &&
-			    !hidinput_has_been_populated(hidinput))
-				continue;
-
-			if (hid->quirks & HID_QUIRK_MULTI_INPUT) {
-				/* This will leave hidinput NULL, so that it
-				 * allocates another one if we have more inputs on
-				 * the same interface. Some devices (e.g. Happ's
-				 * UGCI) cram a lot of unrelated inputs into the
-				 * same interface. */
+			if (hid->quirks & HID_QUIRK_MULTI_INPUT)
 				hidinput->report = report;
-				if (drv->input_configured &&
-				    drv->input_configured(hid, hidinput))
-					goto out_cleanup;
-				if (input_register_device(hidinput->input))
-					goto out_cleanup;
-				hidinput = NULL;
-			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (hidinput && (hid->quirks & HID_QUIRK_NO_EMPTY_INPUT) &&
-	    !hidinput_has_been_populated(hidinput)) {
-		/* no need to register an input device not populated */
-		hidinput_cleanup_hidinput(hid, hidinput);
-		hidinput = NULL;
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(hidinput, next, &hid->inputs, list) {
+		if ((hid->quirks & HID_QUIRK_NO_EMPTY_INPUT) &&
+		    !hidinput_has_been_populated(hidinput)) {
+			/* no need to register an input device not populated */
+			hidinput_cleanup_hidinput(hid, hidinput);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (drv->input_configured &&
+		    drv->input_configured(hid, hidinput))
+			goto out_unwind;
+		if (input_register_device(hidinput->input))
+			goto out_unwind;
+		hidinput->registered = true;
 	}
 
 	if (list_empty(&hid->inputs)) {
@@ -1553,20 +1575,8 @@ int hidinput_connect(struct hid_device *hid, unsigned int force)
 		goto out_unwind;
 	}
 
-	if (hidinput) {
-		if (drv->input_configured &&
-		    drv->input_configured(hid, hidinput))
-			goto out_cleanup;
-		if (input_register_device(hidinput->input))
-			goto out_cleanup;
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 
-out_cleanup:
-	list_del(&hidinput->list);
-	input_free_device(hidinput->input);
-	kfree(hidinput);
 out_unwind:
 	/* unwind the ones we already registered */
 	hidinput_disconnect(hid);
@@ -1583,7 +1593,10 @@ void hidinput_disconnect(struct hid_device *hid)
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(hidinput, next, &hid->inputs, list) {
 		list_del(&hidinput->list);
-		input_unregister_device(hidinput->input);
+		if (hidinput->registered)
+			input_unregister_device(hidinput->input);
+		else
+			input_free_device(hidinput->input);
 		kfree(hidinput);
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/linux/hid.h b/include/linux/hid.h
index b2ec82712baa..596b9232c19e 100644
--- a/include/linux/hid.h
+++ b/include/linux/hid.h
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ struct hid_input {
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct hid_report *report;
 	struct input_dev *input;
+	bool registered;
 };
 
 enum hid_type {