diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/hv_mouse.c b/drivers/staging/hv/hv_mouse.c
index a28c54983282..66da8e35d799 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/hv_mouse.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/hv_mouse.c
@@ -519,6 +519,10 @@ static int mousevsc_probe(struct hv_device *device,
 
 	sprintf(hid_dev->name, "%s", "Microsoft Vmbus HID-compliant Mouse");
 
+	ret = hid_add_device(hid_dev);
+	if (ret)
+		goto probe_err1;
+
 	ret = hid_parse_report(hid_dev, input_dev->report_desc,
 				input_dev->report_desc_size);