diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-lg.c b/drivers/hid/hid-lg.c
index 5008a3dc28f454..0dc7cdfc56f774 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-lg.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-lg.c
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ static int lg_probe(struct hid_device *hdev, const struct hid_device_id *id)
 
 		if (!buf) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
-			goto err_free;
+			goto err_stop;
 		}
 
 		ret = hid_hw_raw_request(hdev, buf[0], buf, sizeof(cbuf),
@@ -850,9 +850,12 @@ static int lg_probe(struct hid_device *hdev, const struct hid_device_id *id)
 		ret = lg4ff_init(hdev);
 
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_free;
+		goto err_stop;
 
 	return 0;
+
+err_stop:
+	hid_hw_stop(hdev);
 err_free:
 	kfree(drv_data);
 	return ret;
@@ -863,8 +866,7 @@ static void lg_remove(struct hid_device *hdev)
 	struct lg_drv_data *drv_data = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
 	if (drv_data->quirks & LG_FF4)
 		lg4ff_deinit(hdev);
-	else
-		hid_hw_stop(hdev);
+	hid_hw_stop(hdev);
 	kfree(drv_data);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-lg4ff.c b/drivers/hid/hid-lg4ff.c
index cefba038520ceb..03f0220062cab6 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-lg4ff.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-lg4ff.c
@@ -1477,7 +1477,6 @@ int lg4ff_deinit(struct hid_device *hid)
 		}
 	}
 #endif
-	hid_hw_stop(hid);
 	drv_data->device_props = NULL;
 
 	kfree(entry);