diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-magicmouse.c b/drivers/hid/hid-magicmouse.c
index 97562765a01d..d2f95658a383 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-magicmouse.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-magicmouse.c
@@ -915,6 +915,16 @@ static int magicmouse_probe(struct hid_device *hdev,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * When hidinput_connect() fails it frees every input device it
+	 * created, but that does not fail hid_hw_start(): the core simply
+	 * does not claim an input. msc->input, cached in ->input_mapping
+	 * while the report descriptor was parsed, would then be a dangling
+	 * pointer that passes every NULL check. Trust the core's claim.
+	 */
+	if (!(hdev->claimed & HID_CLAIMED_INPUT))
+		msc->input = NULL;
+
 	if (is_usb_magicmouse2(id->vendor, id->product) ||
 	    is_usb_magictrackpad2(id->vendor, id->product)) {
 		timer_setup(&msc->battery_timer, magicmouse_battery_timer_tick, 0);