diff --git a/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid.c b/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid.c
index cf71c33ac2b2fac8b23a308979e00c8668476e57..c5ad918e36e311c3a5f38eabf90f8df9262c4d85 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid.c
@@ -1060,6 +1060,14 @@ static int i2c_hid_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	pm_runtime_enable(&client->dev);
 	device_enable_async_suspend(&client->dev);
 
+	/* Make sure there is something at this address */
+	ret = i2c_smbus_read_byte(client);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_dbg(&client->dev, "nothing at this address: %d\n", ret);
+		ret = -ENXIO;
+		goto err_pm;
+	}
+
 	ret = i2c_hid_fetch_hid_descriptor(ihid);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err_pm;