diff --git a/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid.c b/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid.c
index a5fed668fde1..4248d253c32a 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid.c
@@ -1017,6 +1017,14 @@ static int i2c_hid_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	pm_runtime_set_active(&client->dev);
 	pm_runtime_enable(&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;