diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-sony.c b/drivers/hid/hid-sony.c
index 14763cd..3385006 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-sony.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-sony.c
@@ -2524,6 +2524,19 @@
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	/* sony_input_configured can fail, but this doesn't result
+	 * in hid_hw_start failures (intended). Check whether
+	 * the HID layer claimed the device else fail.
+	 * We don't know the actual reason for the failure, most
+	 * likely it is due to EEXIST in case of double connection
+	 * of USB and Bluetooth, but could have been due to ENOMEM
+	 * or other reasons as well.
+	 */
+	if (!(hdev->claimed & HID_CLAIMED_INPUT)) {
+		hid_err(hdev, "failed to claim input\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	return ret;
 }