diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-input.c b/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
index a713e6211419..811947d73703 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
@@ -1410,8 +1410,9 @@ int hidinput_connect(struct hid_device *hid, unsigned int force)
 				 * UGCI) cram a lot of unrelated inputs into the
 				 * same interface. */
 				hidinput->report = report;
-				if (drv->input_configured)
-					drv->input_configured(hid, hidinput);
+				if (drv->input_configured &&
+				    drv->input_configured(hid, hidinput))
+					goto out_cleanup;
 				if (input_register_device(hidinput->input))
 					goto out_cleanup;
 				hidinput = NULL;
@@ -1432,8 +1433,9 @@ int hidinput_connect(struct hid_device *hid, unsigned int force)
 	}
 
 	if (hidinput) {
-		if (drv->input_configured)
-			drv->input_configured(hid, hidinput);
+		if (drv->input_configured &&
+		    drv->input_configured(hid, hidinput))
+			goto out_cleanup;
 		if (input_register_device(hidinput->input))
 			goto out_cleanup;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c b/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c
index 69eae679780b..37aa2f9d711b 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c
@@ -757,12 +757,13 @@ static void mt_touch_report(struct hid_device *hid, struct hid_report *report)
 		mt_sync_frame(td, report->field[0]->hidinput->input);
 }
 
-static void mt_touch_input_configured(struct hid_device *hdev,
+static int mt_touch_input_configured(struct hid_device *hdev,
 					struct hid_input *hi)
 {
 	struct mt_device *td = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
 	struct mt_class *cls = &td->mtclass;
 	struct input_dev *input = hi->input;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!td->maxcontacts)
 		td->maxcontacts = MT_DEFAULT_MAXCONTACT;
@@ -777,9 +778,12 @@ static void mt_touch_input_configured(struct hid_device *hdev,
 	if (cls->quirks & MT_QUIRK_NOT_SEEN_MEANS_UP)
 		td->mt_flags |= INPUT_MT_DROP_UNUSED;
 
-	input_mt_init_slots(input, td->maxcontacts, td->mt_flags);
+	ret = input_mt_init_slots(input, td->maxcontacts, td->mt_flags);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	td->mt_flags = 0;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int mt_input_mapping(struct hid_device *hdev, struct hid_input *hi,
@@ -912,14 +916,15 @@ static void mt_post_parse(struct mt_device *td)
 		cls->quirks &= ~MT_QUIRK_CONTACT_CNT_ACCURATE;
 }
 
-static void mt_input_configured(struct hid_device *hdev, struct hid_input *hi)
+static int mt_input_configured(struct hid_device *hdev, struct hid_input *hi)
 {
 	struct mt_device *td = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
 	char *name;
 	const char *suffix = NULL;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (hi->report->id == td->mt_report_id)
-		mt_touch_input_configured(hdev, hi);
+		ret = mt_touch_input_configured(hdev, hi);
 
 	if (hi->report->field[0]->physical == HID_DG_STYLUS) {
 		suffix = "Pen";
@@ -935,6 +940,7 @@ static void mt_input_configured(struct hid_device *hdev, struct hid_input *hi)
 			hi->input->name = name;
 		}
 	}
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int mt_probe(struct hid_device *hdev, const struct hid_device_id *id)
diff --git a/include/linux/hid.h b/include/linux/hid.h
index 31b9d299ef6c..c6dadc733748 100644
--- a/include/linux/hid.h
+++ b/include/linux/hid.h
@@ -655,8 +655,8 @@ struct hid_driver {
 	int (*input_mapped)(struct hid_device *hdev,
 			struct hid_input *hidinput, struct hid_field *field,
 			struct hid_usage *usage, unsigned long **bit, int *max);
-	void (*input_configured)(struct hid_device *hdev,
-				 struct hid_input *hidinput);
+	int (*input_configured)(struct hid_device *hdev,
+				struct hid_input *hidinput);
 	void (*feature_mapping)(struct hid_device *hdev,
 			struct hid_field *field,
 			struct hid_usage *usage);