diff --git a/include/linux/hid_bpf.h b/include/linux/hid_bpf.h
index 9b11f8f25ad5f04a92400bf0d1622551a1a9e5a3..3ca85ab913258a259ded5ef09057c4e70f5a84b5 100644
--- a/include/linux/hid_bpf.h
+++ b/include/linux/hid_bpf.h
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ void hid_bpf_device_init(struct hid_device *hid);
 u8 *call_hid_bpf_rdesc_fixup(struct hid_device *hdev, u8 *rdesc, unsigned int *size);
 #else /* CONFIG_HID_BPF */
 static inline u8 *dispatch_hid_bpf_device_event(struct hid_device *hid, enum hid_report_type type,
-						u8 *data, u32 *size, int interrupt) { return NULL; }
+						u8 *data, u32 *size, int interrupt) { return data; }
 static inline int hid_bpf_connect_device(struct hid_device *hdev) { return 0; }
 static inline void hid_bpf_disconnect_device(struct hid_device *hdev) {}
 static inline void hid_bpf_destroy_device(struct hid_device *hid) {}