diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-sony.c b/drivers/hid/hid-sony.c
index 49dd2d905c7f6b7f799e9de24c484a901808eddb..73c0f7a95e2dcea13d10b37176c9d7678074af1c 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-sony.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-sony.c
@@ -2811,7 +2811,6 @@ static int sony_input_configured(struct hid_device *hdev,
 	sony_cancel_work_sync(sc);
 	sony_remove_dev_list(sc);
 	sony_release_device_id(sc);
-	hid_hw_stop(hdev);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2876,6 +2875,7 @@ static int sony_probe(struct hid_device *hdev, const struct hid_device_id *id)
 	 */
 	if (!(hdev->claimed & HID_CLAIMED_INPUT)) {
 		hid_err(hdev, "failed to claim input\n");
+		hid_hw_stop(hdev);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}