1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
index aef7c56ca5e7..946540e1764d 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
@@ -2535,7 +2535,8 @@ int hid_add_device(struct hid_device *hdev)
          * Scan generic devices for group information
          */
         if (hid_ignore_special_drivers ||
-            !hid_match_id(hdev, hid_have_special_driver)) {
+            (!hdev->group &&
+             !hid_match_id(hdev, hid_have_special_driver))) {
                 ret = hid_scan_report(hdev);
                 if (ret)
                         hid_warn(hdev, "bad device descriptor (%d)\n", ret);