diff --git a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-pidff.c b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-pidff.c
index 5f4395f7c645..22951b7ecd17 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-pidff.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-pidff.c
@@ -1539,13 +1539,20 @@ static int pidff_check_autocenter(struct pidff_device *pidff,
 int hid_pidff_init_with_quirks(struct hid_device *hid, u32 initial_quirks)
 {
 	struct pidff_device *pidff;
-	struct hid_input *hidinput =
-		list_entry(hid->inputs.next, struct hid_input, list);
-	struct input_dev *dev = hidinput->input;
+	struct hid_input *hidinput;
+	struct input_dev *dev;
 	struct ff_device *ff;
 	int max_effects;
 	int error;
 
+	if (list_empty(&hid->inputs)) {
+		hid_err(hid, "no inputs found\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	hidinput = list_first_entry(&hid->inputs, struct hid_input, list);
+	dev = hidinput->input;
+
 	hid_dbg(hid, "starting pid init\n");
 
 	if (list_empty(&hid->report_enum[HID_OUTPUT_REPORT].report_list)) {