diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-zpff.c b/drivers/hid/hid-zpff.c
index 6ec28a37c146..a29756c6ca02 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-zpff.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-zpff.c
@@ -68,21 +68,13 @@ static int zpff_init(struct hid_device *hid)
 	struct hid_report *report;
 	struct hid_input *hidinput = list_entry(hid->inputs.next,
 						struct hid_input, list);
-	struct list_head *report_list =
-			&hid->report_enum[HID_OUTPUT_REPORT].report_list;
 	struct input_dev *dev = hidinput->input;
-	int error;
+	int i, error;
 
-	if (list_empty(report_list)) {
-		hid_err(hid, "no output report found\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
-	report = list_entry(report_list->next, struct hid_report, list);
-
-	if (report->maxfield < 4) {
-		hid_err(hid, "not enough fields in report\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
+	for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+		report = hid_validate_values(hid, HID_OUTPUT_REPORT, 0, i, 1);
+		if (!report)
+			return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	zpff = kzalloc(sizeof(struct zpff_device), GFP_KERNEL);