diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-hid-sensor-time.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-hid-sensor-time.c
index 1ba369043b8d..a34e5cfd2ab5 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-hid-sensor-time.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-hid-sensor-time.c
@@ -281,11 +281,18 @@ static int hid_time_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_open;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Enable HID input processing early in order to be able to read the
+	 * clock already in devm_rtc_device_register().
+	 */
+	hid_device_io_start(hsdev->hdev);
+
 	time_state->rtc = devm_rtc_device_register(&pdev->dev,
 					"hid-sensor-time", &hid_time_rtc_ops,
 					THIS_MODULE);
 
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(time_state->rtc)) {
+		hid_device_io_stop(hsdev->hdev);
 		ret = time_state->rtc ? PTR_ERR(time_state->rtc) : -ENODEV;
 		time_state->rtc = NULL;
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "rtc device register failed!\n");