diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
index a7550bb..2629d52 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
@@ -2145,8 +2145,13 @@
 	{ }
 };
 
-static bool hid_ignore(struct hid_device *hdev)
+bool hid_ignore(struct hid_device *hdev)
 {
+	if (hdev->quirks & HID_QUIRK_NO_IGNORE)
+		return false;
+	if (hdev->quirks & HID_QUIRK_IGNORE)
+		return true;
+
 	switch (hdev->vendor) {
 	case USB_VENDOR_ID_CODEMERCS:
 		/* ignore all Code Mercenaries IOWarrior devices */
@@ -2201,6 +2206,7 @@
 
 	return !!hid_match_id(hdev, hid_ignore_list);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hid_ignore);
 
 int hid_add_device(struct hid_device *hdev)
 {
@@ -2212,8 +2218,7 @@
 
 	/* we need to kill them here, otherwise they will stay allocated to
 	 * wait for coming driver */
-	if (!(hdev->quirks & HID_QUIRK_NO_IGNORE)
-            && (hid_ignore(hdev) || (hdev->quirks & HID_QUIRK_IGNORE)))
+	if (hid_ignore(hdev))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	/*