diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-ntrig.c b/drivers/hid/hid-ntrig.c
index b5d26f03fe6bb79326899850df6a43a975ef8eb8..a1128c5315fffacb0bdf2a9e771f48acc6a0616a 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-ntrig.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-ntrig.c
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ static void ntrig_report_version(struct hid_device *hdev)
 	struct usb_device *usb_dev = hid_to_usb_dev(hdev);
 	unsigned char *data = kmalloc(8, GFP_KERNEL);
 
+	if (!hid_is_usb(hdev))
+		return;
+
 	if (!data)
 		goto err_free;