diff --git a/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid.c b/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid.c
index 8d53efe04dad2d..50d23e85b39922 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid.c
@@ -769,9 +769,11 @@ static int i2c_hid_start(struct hid_device *hid)
 	i2c_hid_find_max_report(hid, HID_FEATURE_REPORT, &bufsize);
 
 	if (bufsize > ihid->bufsize) {
+		disable_irq(ihid->irq);
 		i2c_hid_free_buffers(ihid);
 
 		ret = i2c_hid_alloc_buffers(ihid, bufsize);
+		enable_irq(ihid->irq);
 
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;