diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-apple.c b/drivers/hid/hid-apple.c
index fd7f896b34f7982ff0b5499d050e828bed45cb0d..c6ab4ba60c52a296035b6d23cf7b0e9c4f0b4970 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-apple.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-apple.c
@@ -312,13 +312,6 @@ static int apple_probe(struct hid_device *hdev,
 	unsigned int connect_mask = HID_CONNECT_DEFAULT;
 	int ret;
 
-	/* return something else or move to hid layer? device will reside
-	   allocated */
-	if (id->bus == BUS_USB && (quirks & APPLE_IGNORE_MOUSE) &&
-			to_usb_interface(hdev->dev.parent)->cur_altsetting->
-			desc.bInterfaceProtocol == USB_INTERFACE_PROTOCOL_MOUSE)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	asc = kzalloc(sizeof(*asc), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (asc == NULL) {
 		dev_err(&hdev->dev, "can't alloc apple descriptor\n");
@@ -367,38 +360,32 @@ static const struct hid_device_id apple_devices[] = {
 		.driver_data = APPLE_MIGHTYMOUSE | APPLE_INVERT_HWHEEL },
 
 	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_FOUNTAIN_ANSI),
-		.driver_data = APPLE_NUMLOCK_EMULATION | APPLE_HAS_FN |
-			APPLE_IGNORE_MOUSE },
+		.driver_data = APPLE_NUMLOCK_EMULATION | APPLE_HAS_FN },
 	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_FOUNTAIN_ISO),
-		.driver_data = APPLE_NUMLOCK_EMULATION | APPLE_HAS_FN |
-			APPLE_IGNORE_MOUSE },
+		.driver_data = APPLE_NUMLOCK_EMULATION | APPLE_HAS_FN },
 	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_GEYSER_ANSI),
-		.driver_data = APPLE_NUMLOCK_EMULATION | APPLE_HAS_FN |
-			APPLE_IGNORE_MOUSE },
+		.driver_data = APPLE_NUMLOCK_EMULATION | APPLE_HAS_FN },
 	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_GEYSER_ISO),
 		.driver_data = APPLE_NUMLOCK_EMULATION | APPLE_HAS_FN |
-			APPLE_IGNORE_MOUSE | APPLE_ISO_KEYBOARD },
+			APPLE_ISO_KEYBOARD },
 	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_GEYSER_JIS),
-		.driver_data = APPLE_NUMLOCK_EMULATION | APPLE_HAS_FN |
-			APPLE_IGNORE_MOUSE },
+		.driver_data = APPLE_NUMLOCK_EMULATION | APPLE_HAS_FN },
 	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_GEYSER3_ANSI),
-		.driver_data = APPLE_NUMLOCK_EMULATION | APPLE_HAS_FN |
-			APPLE_IGNORE_MOUSE },
+		.driver_data = APPLE_NUMLOCK_EMULATION | APPLE_HAS_FN },
 	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_GEYSER3_ISO),
 		.driver_data = APPLE_NUMLOCK_EMULATION | APPLE_HAS_FN |
-			APPLE_IGNORE_MOUSE | APPLE_ISO_KEYBOARD },
+			APPLE_ISO_KEYBOARD },
 	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_GEYSER3_JIS),
 		.driver_data = APPLE_NUMLOCK_EMULATION | APPLE_HAS_FN |
-			APPLE_IGNORE_MOUSE | APPLE_RDESC_JIS },
+			APPLE_RDESC_JIS },
 	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_GEYSER4_ANSI),
-		.driver_data = APPLE_NUMLOCK_EMULATION | APPLE_HAS_FN |
-			APPLE_IGNORE_MOUSE },
+		.driver_data = APPLE_NUMLOCK_EMULATION | APPLE_HAS_FN },
 	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_GEYSER4_ISO),
 		.driver_data = APPLE_NUMLOCK_EMULATION | APPLE_HAS_FN |
-			APPLE_IGNORE_MOUSE | APPLE_ISO_KEYBOARD },
+			APPLE_ISO_KEYBOARD },
 	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_GEYSER4_JIS),
 		.driver_data = APPLE_NUMLOCK_EMULATION | APPLE_HAS_FN |
-			APPLE_IGNORE_MOUSE | APPLE_RDESC_JIS},
+			APPLE_RDESC_JIS },
 	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_ALU_ANSI),
 		.driver_data = APPLE_HAS_FN },
 	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_ALU_ISO),
@@ -406,14 +393,12 @@ static const struct hid_device_id apple_devices[] = {
 	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_ALU_JIS),
 		.driver_data = APPLE_HAS_FN },
 	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_GEYSER4_HF_ANSI),
-		.driver_data = APPLE_NUMLOCK_EMULATION | APPLE_HAS_FN |
-			APPLE_IGNORE_MOUSE },
+		.driver_data = APPLE_NUMLOCK_EMULATION | APPLE_HAS_FN },
 	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_GEYSER4_HF_ISO),
-		.driver_data = APPLE_NUMLOCK_EMULATION | APPLE_HAS_FN |
-			APPLE_IGNORE_MOUSE },
+		.driver_data = APPLE_NUMLOCK_EMULATION | APPLE_HAS_FN },
 	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_GEYSER4_HF_JIS),
 		.driver_data = APPLE_NUMLOCK_EMULATION | APPLE_HAS_FN |
-			APPLE_IGNORE_MOUSE | APPLE_RDESC_JIS },
+			APPLE_RDESC_JIS },
 	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_ALU_WIRELESS_ANSI),
 		.driver_data = APPLE_NUMLOCK_EMULATION | APPLE_HAS_FN },
 	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_ALU_WIRELESS_ISO),
@@ -422,25 +407,21 @@ static const struct hid_device_id apple_devices[] = {
 	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_ALU_WIRELESS_JIS),
 		.driver_data = APPLE_NUMLOCK_EMULATION | APPLE_HAS_FN },
 	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_WELLSPRING_ANSI),
-		.driver_data = APPLE_HAS_FN | APPLE_IGNORE_MOUSE },
+		.driver_data = APPLE_HAS_FN },
 	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_WELLSPRING_ISO),
-		.driver_data = APPLE_HAS_FN | APPLE_ISO_KEYBOARD |
-			APPLE_IGNORE_MOUSE },
+		.driver_data = APPLE_HAS_FN | APPLE_ISO_KEYBOARD },
 	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_WELLSPRING_JIS),
-		.driver_data = APPLE_HAS_FN | APPLE_IGNORE_MOUSE | APPLE_RDESC_JIS },
+		.driver_data = APPLE_HAS_FN | APPLE_RDESC_JIS },
 	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_WELLSPRING2_ANSI),
-		.driver_data = APPLE_HAS_FN | APPLE_IGNORE_MOUSE },
+		.driver_data = APPLE_HAS_FN },
 	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_WELLSPRING2_ISO),
-		.driver_data = APPLE_HAS_FN | APPLE_ISO_KEYBOARD |
-			APPLE_IGNORE_MOUSE },
+		.driver_data = APPLE_HAS_FN | APPLE_ISO_KEYBOARD },
 	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_WELLSPRING2_JIS),
-		.driver_data = APPLE_HAS_FN | APPLE_IGNORE_MOUSE | APPLE_RDESC_JIS },
+		.driver_data = APPLE_HAS_FN | APPLE_RDESC_JIS },
 	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_FOUNTAIN_TP_ONLY),
-		.driver_data = APPLE_NUMLOCK_EMULATION | APPLE_HAS_FN |
-			APPLE_IGNORE_MOUSE },
+		.driver_data = APPLE_NUMLOCK_EMULATION | APPLE_HAS_FN },
 	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_GEYSER1_TP_ONLY),
-		.driver_data = APPLE_NUMLOCK_EMULATION | APPLE_HAS_FN |
-			APPLE_IGNORE_MOUSE },
+		.driver_data = APPLE_NUMLOCK_EMULATION | APPLE_HAS_FN },
 
 	/* Apple wireless Mighty Mouse */
 	{ HID_BLUETOOTH_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, 0x030c),
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
index ec5f470ff86aea2e3261a7b6562d434a2fd448ef..339b90135d37a3e9e67db62de73e4dbacfee4323 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
@@ -1541,6 +1541,40 @@ static const struct hid_device_id hid_ignore_list[] = {
 	{ }
 };
 
+/**
+ * hid_mouse_ignore_list - mouse devices which should not be handled by the hid layer
+ *
+ * There are composite devices for which we want to ignore only a certain
+ * interface. This is a list of devices for which only the mouse interface will
+ * be ignored. This allows a dedicated driver to take care of the interface.
+ */
+static const struct hid_device_id hid_mouse_ignore_list[] = {
+	/* appletouch driver */
+	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_FOUNTAIN_ANSI) },
+	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_FOUNTAIN_ISO) },
+	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_GEYSER_ANSI) },
+	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_GEYSER_ISO) },
+	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_GEYSER_JIS) },
+	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_GEYSER3_ANSI) },
+	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_GEYSER3_ISO) },
+	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_GEYSER3_JIS) },
+	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_GEYSER4_ANSI) },
+	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_GEYSER4_ISO) },
+	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_GEYSER4_JIS) },
+	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_GEYSER4_HF_ANSI) },
+	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_GEYSER4_HF_ISO) },
+	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_GEYSER4_HF_JIS) },
+	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_WELLSPRING_ANSI) },
+	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_WELLSPRING_ISO) },
+	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_WELLSPRING_JIS) },
+	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_WELLSPRING2_ANSI) },
+	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_WELLSPRING2_ISO) },
+	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_WELLSPRING2_JIS) },
+	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_FOUNTAIN_TP_ONLY) },
+	{ HID_USB_DEVICE(USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_GEYSER1_TP_ONLY) },
+	{ }
+};
+
 static bool hid_ignore(struct hid_device *hdev)
 {
 	switch (hdev->vendor) {
@@ -1557,6 +1591,10 @@ static bool hid_ignore(struct hid_device *hdev)
 		break;
 	}
 
+	if (hdev->type == HID_TYPE_USBMOUSE &&
+			hid_match_id(hdev, hid_mouse_ignore_list))
+		return true;
+
 	return !!hid_match_id(hdev, hid_ignore_list);
 }