diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-alps.c b/drivers/hid/hid-alps.c
index 21e55f3d0d1b..67179e3fe39b 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-alps.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-alps.c
@@ -437,6 +437,9 @@ static int alps_raw_event(struct hid_device *hdev,
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct alps_dev *hdata = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
 
+	if (!(hdev->claimed & HID_CLAIMED_INPUT) || !hdata->input)
+		return 0;
+
 	switch (hdev->product) {
 	case HID_PRODUCT_ID_T4_BTNLESS:
 		ret = t4_raw_event(hdata, data, size);