diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-input.c b/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
index 36be431888fb..bd5a29fe85fc 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
@@ -1112,6 +1112,9 @@ int hidinput_connect(struct hid_device *hid)
 	int i, j, k;
 	int max_report_type = HID_OUTPUT_REPORT;
 
+	if (hid->quirks & HID_QUIRK_IGNORE_HIDINPUT)
+		return -1;
+
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&hid->inputs);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < hid->maxcollection; i++)
diff --git a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-quirks.c b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-quirks.c
index 334c5fce987c..54189b4fe223 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-quirks.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-quirks.c
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 #define USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_GEYSER4_JIS	0x021c
 #define USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_FOUNTAIN_TP_ONLY	0x030a
 #define USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_GEYSER1_TP_ONLY	0x030b
+#define USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_IRCONTROL4	0x8242
 
 #define USB_VENDOR_ID_ASUS		0x0b05
 #define USB_DEVICE_ID_ASUS_LCM		0x1726
@@ -376,6 +377,7 @@ static const struct hid_blacklist {
 	{ USB_VENDOR_ID_LOGITECH, USB_DEVICE_ID_DINOVO_EDGE, HID_QUIRK_DUPLICATE_USAGES },
 
 	{ USB_VENDOR_ID_BELKIN, USB_DEVICE_ID_FLIP_KVM, HID_QUIRK_HIDDEV },
+	{ USB_VENDOR_ID_APPLE, USB_DEVICE_ID_APPLE_IRCONTROL4, HID_QUIRK_HIDDEV | HID_QUIRK_IGNORE_HIDINPUT },
 	{ USB_VENDOR_ID_MICROSOFT, USB_DEVICE_ID_SIDEWINDER_GV, HID_QUIRK_HIDINPUT },
 
 	{ USB_VENDOR_ID_AIPTEK, USB_DEVICE_ID_AIPTEK_01, HID_QUIRK_IGNORE },
diff --git a/include/linux/hid.h b/include/linux/hid.h
index 898103b401f1..eb42e10e3c86 100644
--- a/include/linux/hid.h
+++ b/include/linux/hid.h
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ struct hid_item {
 #define HID_QUIRK_HIDINPUT			0x00200000
 #define HID_QUIRK_LOGITECH_IGNORE_DOUBLED_WHEEL	0x00400000
 #define HID_QUIRK_LOGITECH_EXPANDED_KEYMAP	0x00800000
+#define HID_QUIRK_IGNORE_HIDINPUT		0x01000000
 
 /*
  * Separate quirks for runtime report descriptor fixup