diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-logitech-dj.c b/drivers/hid/hid-logitech-dj.c
index 4d524b5f52f5..9500f2f3f8fe 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-logitech-dj.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-logitech-dj.c
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ static struct hid_ll_driver logi_dj_ll_driver;
 static int logi_dj_output_hidraw_report(struct hid_device *hid, u8 * buf,
 					size_t count,
 					unsigned char report_type);
+static int logi_dj_recv_query_paired_devices(struct dj_receiver_dev *djrcv_dev);
 
 static void logi_dj_recv_destroy_djhid_device(struct dj_receiver_dev *djrcv_dev,
 						struct dj_report *dj_report)
@@ -233,6 +234,7 @@ static void logi_dj_recv_add_djhid_device(struct dj_receiver_dev *djrcv_dev,
 	if (dj_report->report_params[DEVICE_PAIRED_PARAM_SPFUNCTION] &
 	    SPFUNCTION_DEVICE_LIST_EMPTY) {
 		dbg_hid("%s: device list is empty\n", __func__);
+		djrcv_dev->querying_devices = false;
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -243,6 +245,12 @@ static void logi_dj_recv_add_djhid_device(struct dj_receiver_dev *djrcv_dev,
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (djrcv_dev->paired_dj_devices[dj_report->device_index]) {
+		/* The device is already known. No need to reallocate it. */
+		dbg_hid("%s: device is already known\n", __func__);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	dj_hiddev = hid_allocate_device();
 	if (IS_ERR(dj_hiddev)) {
 		dev_err(&djrcv_hdev->dev, "%s: hid_allocate_device failed\n",
@@ -306,6 +314,7 @@ static void delayedwork_callback(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct dj_report dj_report;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int count;
+	int retval;
 
 	dbg_hid("%s\n", __func__);
 
@@ -338,6 +347,25 @@ static void delayedwork_callback(struct work_struct *work)
 		logi_dj_recv_destroy_djhid_device(djrcv_dev, &dj_report);
 		break;
 	default:
+	/* A normal report (i. e. not belonging to a pair/unpair notification)
+	 * arriving here, means that the report arrived but we did not have a
+	 * paired dj_device associated to the report's device_index, this
+	 * means that the original "device paired" notification corresponding
+	 * to this dj_device never arrived to this driver. The reason is that
+	 * hid-core discards all packets coming from a device while probe() is
+	 * executing. */
+	if (!djrcv_dev->paired_dj_devices[dj_report.device_index]) {
+		/* ok, we don't know the device, just re-ask the
+		 * receiver for the list of connected devices. */
+		retval = logi_dj_recv_query_paired_devices(djrcv_dev);
+		if (!retval) {
+			/* everything went fine, so just leave */
+			break;
+		}
+		dev_err(&djrcv_dev->hdev->dev,
+			"%s:logi_dj_recv_query_paired_devices "
+			"error:%d\n", __func__, retval);
+		}
 		dbg_hid("%s: unexpected report type\n", __func__);
 	}
 }
@@ -368,6 +396,12 @@ static void logi_dj_recv_forward_null_report(struct dj_receiver_dev *djrcv_dev,
 	if (!djdev) {
 		dbg_hid("djrcv_dev->paired_dj_devices[dj_report->device_index]"
 			" is NULL, index %d\n", dj_report->device_index);
+		kfifo_in(&djrcv_dev->notif_fifo, dj_report, sizeof(struct dj_report));
+
+		if (schedule_work(&djrcv_dev->work) == 0) {
+			dbg_hid("%s: did not schedule the work item, was already "
+			"queued\n", __func__);
+		}
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -398,6 +432,12 @@ static void logi_dj_recv_forward_report(struct dj_receiver_dev *djrcv_dev,
 	if (dj_device == NULL) {
 		dbg_hid("djrcv_dev->paired_dj_devices[dj_report->device_index]"
 			" is NULL, index %d\n", dj_report->device_index);
+		kfifo_in(&djrcv_dev->notif_fifo, dj_report, sizeof(struct dj_report));
+
+		if (schedule_work(&djrcv_dev->work) == 0) {
+			dbg_hid("%s: did not schedule the work item, was already "
+			"queued\n", __func__);
+		}
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -439,6 +479,10 @@ static int logi_dj_recv_query_paired_devices(struct dj_receiver_dev *djrcv_dev)
 	struct dj_report *dj_report;
 	int retval;
 
+	/* no need to protect djrcv_dev->querying_devices */
+	if (djrcv_dev->querying_devices)
+		return 0;
+
 	dj_report = kzalloc(sizeof(struct dj_report), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dj_report)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -450,6 +494,7 @@ static int logi_dj_recv_query_paired_devices(struct dj_receiver_dev *djrcv_dev)
 	return retval;
 }
 
+
 static int logi_dj_recv_switch_to_dj_mode(struct dj_receiver_dev *djrcv_dev,
 					  unsigned timeout)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-logitech-dj.h b/drivers/hid/hid-logitech-dj.h
index fd28a5e0ca3b..4a4000340ce1 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-logitech-dj.h
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-logitech-dj.h
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ struct dj_receiver_dev {
 	struct work_struct work;
 	struct kfifo notif_fifo;
 	spinlock_t lock;
+	bool querying_devices;
 };
 
 struct dj_device {