diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
index 852bbd303d9a..2f843b84811e 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
@@ -2361,6 +2361,14 @@ int hid_add_device(struct hid_device *hdev)
 	dev_set_name(&hdev->dev, "%04X:%04X:%04X.%04X", hdev->bus,
 		     hdev->vendor, hdev->product, atomic_inc_return(&id));
 
+	/*
+	 * Try loading the module for the device before the add, so that we do
+	 * not first have hid-generic binding only to have it replaced
+	 * immediately afterwards with a specialized driver.
+	 */
+	request_module("hid:b%04Xg%04Xv%08Xp%08X",
+		       hdev->bus, hdev->group, hdev->vendor, hdev->product);
+
 	hid_debug_register(hdev, dev_name(&hdev->dev));
 	ret = device_add(&hdev->dev);
 	if (!ret)