diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
index 8bf8a64e511543989c41624338304d0f11f0c59b..b8485a0106c9730a276c20babb78c010a3115407 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
@@ -996,7 +996,8 @@ static void hid_process_event(struct hid_device *hid, struct hid_field *field,
 	struct hid_driver *hdrv = hid->driver;
 	int ret;
 
-	hid_dump_input(hid, usage, value);
+	if (!list_empty(&hid->debug_list))
+		hid_dump_input(hid, usage, value);
 
 	if (hdrv && hdrv->event && hid_match_usage(hid, usage)) {
 		ret = hdrv->event(hid, field, usage, value);