diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-logitech-hidpp.c b/drivers/hid/hid-logitech-hidpp.c
index 19fce82d03f0..fdb66dc06582 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-logitech-hidpp.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-logitech-hidpp.c
@@ -4102,6 +4102,7 @@ static int hidpp_probe(struct hid_device *hdev, const struct hid_device_id *id)
 	bool connected;
 	unsigned int connect_mask = HID_CONNECT_DEFAULT;
 	struct hidpp_ff_private_data data;
+	bool will_restart = false;
 
 	/* report_fixup needs drvdata to be set before we call hid_parse */
 	hidpp = devm_kzalloc(&hdev->dev, sizeof(*hidpp), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -4157,6 +4158,10 @@ static int hidpp_probe(struct hid_device *hdev, const struct hid_device_id *id)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
+	if (hidpp->quirks & HIDPP_QUIRK_DELAYED_INIT ||
+	    hidpp->quirks & HIDPP_QUIRK_UNIFYING)
+		will_restart = true;
+
 	INIT_WORK(&hidpp->work, delayed_work_cb);
 	mutex_init(&hidpp->send_mutex);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&hidpp->wait);
@@ -4171,7 +4176,7 @@ static int hidpp_probe(struct hid_device *hdev, const struct hid_device_id *id)
 	 * Plain USB connections need to actually call start and open
 	 * on the transport driver to allow incoming data.
 	 */
-	ret = hid_hw_start(hdev, 0);
+	ret = hid_hw_start(hdev, will_restart ? 0 : connect_mask);
 	if (ret) {
 		hid_err(hdev, "hw start failed\n");
 		goto hid_hw_start_fail;
@@ -4208,6 +4213,7 @@ static int hidpp_probe(struct hid_device *hdev, const struct hid_device_id *id)
 			hidpp->wireless_feature_index = 0;
 		else if (ret)
 			goto hid_hw_init_fail;
+		ret = 0;
 	}
 
 	if (connected && (hidpp->quirks & HIDPP_QUIRK_CLASS_WTP)) {
@@ -4222,19 +4228,21 @@ static int hidpp_probe(struct hid_device *hdev, const struct hid_device_id *id)
 
 	hidpp_connect_event(hidpp);
 
-	/* Reset the HID node state */
-	hid_device_io_stop(hdev);
-	hid_hw_close(hdev);
-	hid_hw_stop(hdev);
+	if (will_restart) {
+		/* Reset the HID node state */
+		hid_device_io_stop(hdev);
+		hid_hw_close(hdev);
+		hid_hw_stop(hdev);
 
-	if (hidpp->quirks & HIDPP_QUIRK_NO_HIDINPUT)
-		connect_mask &= ~HID_CONNECT_HIDINPUT;
+		if (hidpp->quirks & HIDPP_QUIRK_NO_HIDINPUT)
+			connect_mask &= ~HID_CONNECT_HIDINPUT;
 
-	/* Now export the actual inputs and hidraw nodes to the world */
-	ret = hid_hw_start(hdev, connect_mask);
-	if (ret) {
-		hid_err(hdev, "%s:hid_hw_start returned error\n", __func__);
-		goto hid_hw_start_fail;
+		/* Now export the actual inputs and hidraw nodes to the world */
+		ret = hid_hw_start(hdev, connect_mask);
+		if (ret) {
+			hid_err(hdev, "%s:hid_hw_start returned error\n", __func__);
+			goto hid_hw_start_fail;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (hidpp->quirks & HIDPP_QUIRK_CLASS_G920) {