diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
index e9e87d337446..1a0b91057484 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
@@ -1695,7 +1695,7 @@ int hid_connect(struct hid_device *hdev, unsigned int connect_mask)
 		len += sprintf(buf + len, "input");
 	if (hdev->claimed & HID_CLAIMED_HIDDEV)
 		len += sprintf(buf + len, "%shiddev%d", len ? "," : "",
-				hdev->minor);
+				((struct hiddev *)hdev->hiddev)->minor);
 	if (hdev->claimed & HID_CLAIMED_HIDRAW)
 		len += sprintf(buf + len, "%shidraw%d", len ? "," : "",
 				((struct hidraw *)hdev->hidraw)->minor);
diff --git a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c
index 667171829f65..a8baaf60e28a 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c
@@ -46,17 +46,6 @@
 #endif
 #define HIDDEV_BUFFER_SIZE	2048
 
-struct hiddev {
-	int exist;
-	int open;
-	struct mutex existancelock;
-	wait_queue_head_t wait;
-	struct hid_device *hid;
-	struct list_head list;
-	spinlock_t list_lock;
-	bool initialized;
-};
-
 struct hiddev_list {
 	struct hiddev_usage_ref buffer[HIDDEV_BUFFER_SIZE];
 	int head;
@@ -923,6 +912,8 @@ int hiddev_connect(struct hid_device *hid, unsigned int force)
 	 */
 	hiddev->initialized = hid->quirks & HID_QUIRK_NO_INIT_REPORTS;
 
+	hiddev->minor = usbhid->intf->minor;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/hid.h b/include/linux/hid.h
index b2e472c3e595..24de54835e52 100644
--- a/include/linux/hid.h
+++ b/include/linux/hid.h
@@ -541,7 +541,6 @@ struct hid_device {							/* device report descriptor */
 	struct list_head inputs;					/* The list of inputs */
 	void *hiddev;							/* The hiddev structure */
 	void *hidraw;
-	int minor;							/* Hiddev minor number */
 
 	int open;							/* is the device open by anyone? */
 	char name[128];							/* Device name */
diff --git a/include/linux/hiddev.h b/include/linux/hiddev.h
index a5dd8148660b..921622222957 100644
--- a/include/linux/hiddev.h
+++ b/include/linux/hiddev.h
@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@
  * In-kernel definitions.
  */
 
+struct hiddev {
+	int minor;
+	int exist;
+	int open;
+	struct mutex existancelock;
+	wait_queue_head_t wait;
+	struct hid_device *hid;
+	struct list_head list;
+	spinlock_t list_lock;
+	bool initialized;
+};
+
 struct hid_device;
 struct hid_usage;
 struct hid_field;