diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-logitech-hidpp.c b/drivers/hid/hid-logitech-hidpp.c
index a209d51bd247..aa4f232c4518 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-logitech-hidpp.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-logitech-hidpp.c
@@ -4460,8 +4460,10 @@ static int hidpp_probe(struct hid_device *hdev, const struct hid_device_id *id)
 			 hdev->name);
 
 	/*
-	 * Plain USB connections need to actually call start and open
-	 * on the transport driver to allow incoming data.
+	 * First call hid_hw_start(hdev, 0) to allow IO without connecting any
+	 * hid subdrivers (hid-input, hidraw). This allows retrieving the dev's
+	 * name and serial number and store these in hdev->name and hdev->uniq,
+	 * before the hid-input and hidraw drivers expose these to userspace.
 	 */
 	ret = hid_hw_start(hdev, will_restart ? 0 : connect_mask);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -4519,19 +4521,14 @@ static int hidpp_probe(struct hid_device *hdev, const struct hid_device_id *id)
 	flush_work(&hidpp->work);
 
 	if (will_restart) {
-		/* Reset the HID node state */
-		hid_device_io_stop(hdev);
-		hid_hw_close(hdev);
-		hid_hw_stop(hdev);
-
 		if (hidpp->quirks & HIDPP_QUIRK_DELAYED_INIT)
 			connect_mask &= ~HID_CONNECT_HIDINPUT;
 
 		/* Now export the actual inputs and hidraw nodes to the world */
-		ret = hid_hw_start(hdev, connect_mask);
+		ret = hid_connect(hdev, connect_mask);
 		if (ret) {
-			hid_err(hdev, "%s:hid_hw_start returned error\n", __func__);
-			goto hid_hw_start_fail;
+			hid_err(hdev, "%s:hid_connect returned error %d\n", __func__, ret);
+			goto hid_hw_init_fail;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -4543,6 +4540,11 @@ static int hidpp_probe(struct hid_device *hdev, const struct hid_device_id *id)
 				 ret);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * This relies on logi_dj_ll_close() being a no-op so that DJ connection
+	 * events will still be received.
+	 */
+	hid_hw_close(hdev);
 	return ret;
 
 hid_hw_init_fail: