diff --git a/include/linux/hid.h b/include/linux/hid.h
index cdc0dc13c87f..7abc8c74bdd5 100644
--- a/include/linux/hid.h
+++ b/include/linux/hid.h
@@ -738,8 +738,9 @@ struct hid_descriptor {
 	__le16 bcdHID;
 	__u8  bCountryCode;
 	__u8  bNumDescriptors;
+	struct hid_class_descriptor rpt_desc;
 
-	struct hid_class_descriptor desc[1];
+	struct hid_class_descriptor opt_descs[];
 } __attribute__ ((packed));
 
 #define HID_DEVICE(b, g, ven, prod)					\
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_hid.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_hid.c
index 740311c4fa24..c7a05f842745 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_hid.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_hid.c
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ static struct hid_descriptor hidg_desc = {
 	.bcdHID				= cpu_to_le16(0x0101),
 	.bCountryCode			= 0x00,
 	.bNumDescriptors		= 0x1,
-	/*.desc[0].bDescriptorType	= DYNAMIC */
-	/*.desc[0].wDescriptorLenght	= DYNAMIC */
+	/*.rpt_desc.bDescriptorType	= DYNAMIC */
+	/*.rpt_desc.wDescriptorLength	= DYNAMIC */
 };
 
 /* Super-Speed Support */
@@ -939,8 +939,8 @@ static int hidg_setup(struct usb_function *f,
 			struct hid_descriptor hidg_desc_copy = hidg_desc;
 
 			VDBG(cdev, "USB_REQ_GET_DESCRIPTOR: HID\n");
-			hidg_desc_copy.desc[0].bDescriptorType = HID_DT_REPORT;
-			hidg_desc_copy.desc[0].wDescriptorLength =
+			hidg_desc_copy.rpt_desc.bDescriptorType = HID_DT_REPORT;
+			hidg_desc_copy.rpt_desc.wDescriptorLength =
 				cpu_to_le16(hidg->report_desc_length);
 
 			length = min_t(unsigned short, length,
@@ -1210,8 +1210,8 @@ static int hidg_bind(struct usb_configuration *c, struct usb_function *f)
 	 * We can use hidg_desc struct here but we should not relay
 	 * that its content won't change after returning from this function.
 	 */
-	hidg_desc.desc[0].bDescriptorType = HID_DT_REPORT;
-	hidg_desc.desc[0].wDescriptorLength =
+	hidg_desc.rpt_desc.bDescriptorType = HID_DT_REPORT;
+	hidg_desc.rpt_desc.wDescriptorLength =
 		cpu_to_le16(hidg->report_desc_length);
 
 	hidg_hs_in_ep_desc.bEndpointAddress =
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-hyperv.c b/drivers/hid/hid-hyperv.c
index 0fb210e40a41..9eafff0b6ea4 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-hyperv.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-hyperv.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static void mousevsc_on_receive_device_info(struct mousevsc_dev *input_device,
 		goto cleanup;
 
 	input_device->report_desc_size = le16_to_cpu(
-					desc->desc[0].wDescriptorLength);
+					desc->rpt_desc.wDescriptorLength);
 	if (input_device->report_desc_size == 0) {
 		input_device->dev_info_status = -EINVAL;
 		goto cleanup;
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ static void mousevsc_on_receive_device_info(struct mousevsc_dev *input_device,
 
 	memcpy(input_device->report_desc,
 	       ((unsigned char *)desc) + desc->bLength,
-	       le16_to_cpu(desc->desc[0].wDescriptorLength));
+	       le16_to_cpu(desc->rpt_desc.wDescriptorLength));
 
 	/* Send the ack */
 	memset(&ack, 0, sizeof(struct mousevsc_prt_msg));
diff --git a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c
index a6eb6fe6130d..f8b853180680 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c
@@ -983,12 +983,11 @@ static int usbhid_parse(struct hid_device *hid)
 	struct usb_host_interface *interface = intf->cur_altsetting;
 	struct usb_device *dev = interface_to_usbdev (intf);
 	struct hid_descriptor *hdesc;
+	struct hid_class_descriptor *hcdesc;
 	u32 quirks = 0;
 	unsigned int rsize = 0;
 	char *rdesc;
-	int ret, n;
-	int num_descriptors;
-	size_t offset = offsetof(struct hid_descriptor, desc);
+	int ret;
 
 	quirks = hid_lookup_quirk(hid);
 
@@ -1010,20 +1009,19 @@ static int usbhid_parse(struct hid_device *hid)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	if (hdesc->bLength < sizeof(struct hid_descriptor)) {
-		dbg_hid("hid descriptor is too short\n");
+	if (!hdesc->bNumDescriptors ||
+	    hdesc->bLength != sizeof(*hdesc) +
+			      (hdesc->bNumDescriptors - 1) * sizeof(*hcdesc)) {
+		dbg_hid("hid descriptor invalid, bLen=%hhu bNum=%hhu\n",
+			hdesc->bLength, hdesc->bNumDescriptors);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	hid->version = le16_to_cpu(hdesc->bcdHID);
 	hid->country = hdesc->bCountryCode;
 
-	num_descriptors = min_t(int, hdesc->bNumDescriptors,
-	       (hdesc->bLength - offset) / sizeof(struct hid_class_descriptor));
-
-	for (n = 0; n < num_descriptors; n++)
-		if (hdesc->desc[n].bDescriptorType == HID_DT_REPORT)
-			rsize = le16_to_cpu(hdesc->desc[n].wDescriptorLength);
+	if (hdesc->rpt_desc.bDescriptorType == HID_DT_REPORT)
+		rsize = le16_to_cpu(hdesc->rpt_desc.wDescriptorLength);
 
 	if (!rsize || rsize > HID_MAX_DESCRIPTOR_SIZE) {
 		dbg_hid("weird size of report descriptor (%u)\n", rsize);
@@ -1051,6 +1049,11 @@ static int usbhid_parse(struct hid_device *hid)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
+	if (hdesc->bNumDescriptors > 1)
+		hid_warn(intf,
+			"%u unsupported optional hid class descriptors\n",
+			(int)(hdesc->bNumDescriptors - 1));
+
 	hid->quirks |= quirks;
 
 	return 0;
