diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
index da52279de939..a5c7927c9bd2 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
@@ -842,7 +842,17 @@ struct hid_report *hid_validate_values(struct hid_device *hid,
 	 * ->numbered being checked, which may not always be the case when
 	 * drivers go to access report values.
 	 */
-	report = hid->report_enum[type].report_id_hash[id];
+	if (id == 0) {
+		/*
+		 * Validating on id 0 means we should examine the first
+		 * report in the list.
+		 */
+		report = list_entry(
+				hid->report_enum[type].report_list.next,
+				struct hid_report, list);
+	} else {
+		report = hid->report_enum[type].report_id_hash[id];
+	}
 	if (!report) {
 		hid_err(hid, "missing %s %u\n", hid_report_names[type], id);
 		return NULL;