diff --git a/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c b/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c
index 2220168bf116..0eafa483b7f7 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static void wacom_wac_queue_insert(struct hid_device *hdev,
 {
 	bool warned = false;
 
-	while (kfifo_avail(fifo) < size) {
+	while (kfifo_avail(fifo) < size && !kfifo_is_empty(fifo)) {
 		if (!warned)
 			hid_warn(hdev, "%s: kfifo has filled, starting to drop events\n", __func__);
 		warned = true;
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ static void wacom_wac_queue_insert(struct hid_device *hdev,
 		kfifo_skip(fifo);
 	}
 
-	kfifo_in(fifo, raw_data, size);
+	if (!kfifo_in(fifo, raw_data, size))
+		hid_warn_ratelimited(hdev, "%s: report is too large (%d)\n",
+				     __func__, size);
 }
 
 static void wacom_wac_queue_flush(struct hid_device *hdev,
@@ -70,11 +72,10 @@ static void wacom_wac_queue_flush(struct hid_device *hdev,
 {
 	while (!kfifo_is_empty(fifo)) {
 		int size = kfifo_peek_len(fifo);
-		u8 *buf;
+		u8 *buf __free(kfree) = kzalloc(size, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		unsigned int count;
 		int err;
 
-		buf = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!buf) {
 			kfifo_skip(fifo);
 			continue;
@@ -87,7 +88,6 @@ static void wacom_wac_queue_flush(struct hid_device *hdev,
 			// to flush seems reasonable enough, however.
 			hid_warn(hdev, "%s: removed fifo entry with unexpected size\n",
 				 __func__);
-			kfree(buf);
 			continue;
 		}
 		err = hid_report_raw_event(hdev, HID_INPUT_REPORT, buf, size, size, false);
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ static void wacom_wac_queue_flush(struct hid_device *hdev,
 			hid_warn(hdev, "%s: unable to flush event due to error %d\n",
 				 __func__, err);
 		}
-
-		kfree(buf);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2462,16 +2460,16 @@ static int wacom_parse_and_register(struct wacom *wacom, bool wireless)
 
 	error = wacom_register_inputs(wacom);
 	if (error)
-		goto fail;
+		goto fail_hw_stop;
 
 	if (wacom->wacom_wac.features.device_type & WACOM_DEVICETYPE_PAD) {
 		error = wacom_initialize_leds(wacom);
 		if (error)
-			goto fail;
+			goto fail_hw_stop;
 
 		error = wacom_initialize_remotes(wacom);
 		if (error)
-			goto fail;
+			goto fail_hw_stop;
 	}
 
 	if (!wireless) {
@@ -2485,14 +2483,14 @@ static int wacom_parse_and_register(struct wacom *wacom, bool wireless)
 		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&wacom->init_work);
 		_wacom_query_tablet_data(wacom);
 		error = -ENODEV;
-		goto fail_quirks;
+		goto fail_hw_stop;
 	}
 
 	if (features->device_type & WACOM_DEVICETYPE_WL_MONITOR) {
 		error = hid_hw_open(hdev);
 		if (error) {
 			hid_err(hdev, "hw open failed\n");
-			goto fail_quirks;
+			goto fail_hw_stop;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2501,7 +2499,7 @@ static int wacom_parse_and_register(struct wacom *wacom, bool wireless)
 
 	return 0;
 
-fail_quirks:
+fail_hw_stop:
 	hid_hw_stop(hdev);
 fail:
 	wacom_release_resources(wacom);