diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-input.c b/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
index b7b0d55c0ede..6e3252651ce3 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-input.c
@@ -822,9 +822,8 @@ void hidinput_hid_event(struct hid_device *hid, struct hid_field *field, struct
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* Ignore absolute values that are out of bounds */
-	if ((usage->type == EV_ABS && (value < field->logical_minimum ||
-					value > field->logical_maximum))) {
+	/* Ignore out-of-range values as per HID specification, section 5.10 */
+	if (value < field->logical_minimum || value > field->logical_maximum) {
 		dbg_hid("Ignoring out-of-range value %x\n", value);
 		return;
 	}