diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-input.c b/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
index 0887b52f804b00fa00175c493206139f2fea4a70..97c08c5d0973986bf9520b33d7d436e2dfa7e0ce 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
@@ -1154,6 +1154,38 @@ static void report_features(struct hid_device *hid)
 			}
 }
 
+static struct hid_input *hidinput_allocate(struct hid_device *hid)
+{
+	struct hid_input *hidinput = kzalloc(sizeof(*hidinput), GFP_KERNEL);
+	struct input_dev *input_dev = input_allocate_device();
+	if (!hidinput || !input_dev) {
+		kfree(hidinput);
+		input_free_device(input_dev);
+		hid_err(hid, "Out of memory during hid input probe\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	input_set_drvdata(input_dev, hid);
+	input_dev->event = hid->ll_driver->hidinput_input_event;
+	input_dev->open = hidinput_open;
+	input_dev->close = hidinput_close;
+	input_dev->setkeycode = hidinput_setkeycode;
+	input_dev->getkeycode = hidinput_getkeycode;
+
+	input_dev->name = hid->name;
+	input_dev->phys = hid->phys;
+	input_dev->uniq = hid->uniq;
+	input_dev->id.bustype = hid->bus;
+	input_dev->id.vendor  = hid->vendor;
+	input_dev->id.product = hid->product;
+	input_dev->id.version = hid->version;
+	input_dev->dev.parent = hid->dev.parent;
+	hidinput->input = input_dev;
+	list_add_tail(&hidinput->list, &hid->inputs);
+
+	return hidinput;
+}
+
 /*
  * Register the input device; print a message.
  * Configure the input layer interface
@@ -1165,7 +1197,6 @@ int hidinput_connect(struct hid_device *hid, unsigned int force)
 	struct hid_driver *drv = hid->driver;
 	struct hid_report *report;
 	struct hid_input *hidinput = NULL;
-	struct input_dev *input_dev;
 	int i, j, k;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&hid->inputs);
@@ -1196,33 +1227,9 @@ int hidinput_connect(struct hid_device *hid, unsigned int force)
 				continue;
 
 			if (!hidinput) {
-				hidinput = kzalloc(sizeof(*hidinput), GFP_KERNEL);
-				input_dev = input_allocate_device();
-				if (!hidinput || !input_dev) {
-					kfree(hidinput);
-					input_free_device(input_dev);
-					hid_err(hid, "Out of memory during hid input probe\n");
+				hidinput = hidinput_allocate(hid);
+				if (!hidinput)
 					goto out_unwind;
-				}
-
-				input_set_drvdata(input_dev, hid);
-				input_dev->event =
-					hid->ll_driver->hidinput_input_event;
-				input_dev->open = hidinput_open;
-				input_dev->close = hidinput_close;
-				input_dev->setkeycode = hidinput_setkeycode;
-				input_dev->getkeycode = hidinput_getkeycode;
-
-				input_dev->name = hid->name;
-				input_dev->phys = hid->phys;
-				input_dev->uniq = hid->uniq;
-				input_dev->id.bustype = hid->bus;
-				input_dev->id.vendor  = hid->vendor;
-				input_dev->id.product = hid->product;
-				input_dev->id.version = hid->version;
-				input_dev->dev.parent = hid->dev.parent;
-				hidinput->input = input_dev;
-				list_add_tail(&hidinput->list, &hid->inputs);
 			}
 
 			for (i = 0; i < report->maxfield; i++)