diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
index aef7c56ca5e72..946540e1764d3 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
@@ -2535,7 +2535,8 @@ int hid_add_device(struct hid_device *hdev)
 	 * Scan generic devices for group information
 	 */
 	if (hid_ignore_special_drivers ||
-	    !hid_match_id(hdev, hid_have_special_driver)) {
+	    (!hdev->group &&
+	     !hid_match_id(hdev, hid_have_special_driver))) {
 		ret = hid_scan_report(hdev);
 		if (ret)
 			hid_warn(hdev, "bad device descriptor (%d)\n", ret);