diff --git a/drivers/hid/hidraw.c b/drivers/hid/hidraw.c
index f61f2123a755..7a75aff78388 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hidraw.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hidraw.c
@@ -249,13 +249,14 @@ out:
 static __poll_t hidraw_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 {
 	struct hidraw_list *list = file->private_data;
+	__poll_t mask = EPOLLOUT | EPOLLWRNORM; /* hidraw is always writable */
 
 	poll_wait(file, &list->hidraw->wait, wait);
 	if (list->head != list->tail)
-		return EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDNORM;
+		mask |= EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDNORM;
 	if (!list->hidraw->exist)
-		return EPOLLERR | EPOLLHUP;
-	return EPOLLOUT | EPOLLWRNORM;
+		mask |= EPOLLERR | EPOLLHUP;
+	return mask;
 }
 
 static int hidraw_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
diff --git a/drivers/hid/uhid.c b/drivers/hid/uhid.c
index 935c3d0a3b63..8fe3efcb8327 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/uhid.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/uhid.c
@@ -766,13 +766,14 @@ unlock:
 static __poll_t uhid_char_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 {
 	struct uhid_device *uhid = file->private_data;
+	__poll_t mask = EPOLLOUT | EPOLLWRNORM; /* uhid is always writable */
 
 	poll_wait(file, &uhid->waitq, wait);
 
 	if (uhid->head != uhid->tail)
-		return EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDNORM;
+		mask |= EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDNORM;
 
-	return EPOLLOUT | EPOLLWRNORM;
+	return mask;
 }
 
 static const struct file_operations uhid_fops = {