diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-bigbenff.c b/drivers/hid/hid-bigbenff.c
index 3f6abd190df4..f7e85bacb688 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-bigbenff.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-bigbenff.c
@@ -220,10 +220,16 @@ static void bigben_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 static int hid_bigben_play_effect(struct input_dev *dev, void *data,
 			 struct ff_effect *effect)
 {
-	struct bigben_device *bigben = data;
+	struct hid_device *hid = input_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct bigben_device *bigben = hid_get_drvdata(hid);
 	u8 right_motor_on;
 	u8 left_motor_force;
 
+	if (!bigben) {
+		hid_err(hid, "no device data\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (effect->type != FF_RUMBLE)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -341,7 +347,7 @@ static int bigben_probe(struct hid_device *hid,
 
 	INIT_WORK(&bigben->worker, bigben_worker);
 
-	error = input_ff_create_memless(hidinput->input, bigben,
+	error = input_ff_create_memless(hidinput->input, NULL,
 		hid_bigben_play_effect);
 	if (error)
 		return error;