diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-apple.c b/drivers/hid/hid-apple.c
index 37ca34281820..3bed3f0c90c2 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-apple.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-apple.c
@@ -934,10 +934,12 @@ static int apple_probe(struct hid_device *hdev,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	timer_setup(&asc->battery_timer, apple_battery_timer_tick, 0);
-	mod_timer(&asc->battery_timer,
-		  jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(APPLE_BATTERY_TIMEOUT_MS));
-	apple_fetch_battery(hdev);
+	if (quirks & APPLE_RDESC_BATTERY) {
+		timer_setup(&asc->battery_timer, apple_battery_timer_tick, 0);
+		mod_timer(&asc->battery_timer,
+			  jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(APPLE_BATTERY_TIMEOUT_MS));
+		apple_fetch_battery(hdev);
+	}
 
 	if (quirks & APPLE_BACKLIGHT_CTL)
 		apple_backlight_init(hdev);
@@ -951,7 +953,9 @@ static int apple_probe(struct hid_device *hdev,
 	return 0;
 
 out_err:
-	timer_delete_sync(&asc->battery_timer);
+	if (quirks & APPLE_RDESC_BATTERY)
+		timer_delete_sync(&asc->battery_timer);
+
 	hid_hw_stop(hdev);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -960,7 +964,8 @@ static void apple_remove(struct hid_device *hdev)
 {
 	struct apple_sc *asc = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
 
-	timer_delete_sync(&asc->battery_timer);
+	if (asc->quirks & APPLE_RDESC_BATTERY)
+		timer_delete_sync(&asc->battery_timer);
 
 	hid_hw_stop(hdev);
 }