{
        struct betopff_device *betopff;
        struct hid_report *report;
-       struct hid_input *hidinput =
-                       list_first_entry(&hid->inputs, struct hid_input, list);
+       struct hid_input *hidinput;
        struct list_head *report_list =
                        &hid->report_enum[HID_OUTPUT_REPORT].report_list;
-       struct input_dev *dev = hidinput->input;
+       struct input_dev *dev;
        int field_count = 0;
        int error;
        int i, j;
 
+       if (list_empty(&hid->inputs)) {
+               hid_err(hid, "no inputs found\n");
+               return -ENODEV;
+       }
+
+       hidinput = list_first_entry(&hid->inputs, struct hid_input, list);
+       dev = hidinput->input;
+
        if (list_empty(report_list)) {
                hid_err(hid, "no output reports found\n");
                return -ENODEV;