diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
index 67f3347..1cca32f 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@
 
 	if (size < rsize) {
 		dbg("report %d is too short, (%d < %d)", report->id, size, rsize);
-		return -1;
+		memset(data + size, 0, rsize - size);
 	}
 
 	if ((hid->claimed & HID_CLAIMED_HIDDEV) && hid->hiddev_report_event)