diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-steam.c b/drivers/hid/hid-steam.c
index a3b151b29bd7..fc616db4231b 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-steam.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-steam.c
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ static int steam_recv_report(struct steam_device *steam,
 	int ret;
 
 	r = steam->hdev->report_enum[HID_FEATURE_REPORT].report_id_hash[0];
+	if (!r) {
+		hid_err(steam->hdev, "No HID_FEATURE_REPORT submitted -  nothing to read\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	if (hid_report_len(r) < 64)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -165,6 +170,11 @@ static int steam_send_report(struct steam_device *steam,
 	int ret;
 
 	r = steam->hdev->report_enum[HID_FEATURE_REPORT].report_id_hash[0];
+	if (!r) {
+		hid_err(steam->hdev, "No HID_FEATURE_REPORT submitted -  nothing to read\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	if (hid_report_len(r) < 64)
 		return -EINVAL;