diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-bigbenff.c b/drivers/hid/hid-bigbenff.c
index 7bd40cb..8a6298a 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-bigbenff.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-bigbenff.c
@@ -371,7 +371,6 @@
 {
 	struct bigben_device *bigben;
 	struct hid_input *hidinput;
-	struct list_head *report_list;
 	struct led_classdev *led;
 	char *name;
 	size_t name_sz;
@@ -396,9 +395,12 @@
 		return error;
 	}
 
-	report_list = &hid->report_enum[HID_OUTPUT_REPORT].report_list;
-	bigben->report = list_entry(report_list->next,
-		struct hid_report, list);
+	bigben->report = hid_validate_values(hid, HID_OUTPUT_REPORT, 0, 0, 8);
+	if (!bigben->report) {
+		hid_err(hid, "no output report found\n");
+		error = -ENODEV;
+		goto error_hw_stop;
+	}
 
 	hidinput = list_first_entry(&hid->inputs, struct hid_input, list);
 	set_bit(FF_RUMBLE, hidinput->input->ffbit);