diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-sony.c b/drivers/hid/hid-sony.c
index 6d2d459e9a5a61..9769c0030bcc9d 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-sony.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-sony.c
@@ -65,9 +65,19 @@ static __u8 *sony_report_fixup(struct hid_device *hdev, __u8 *rdesc,
 {
 	struct sony_sc *sc = hid_get_drvdata(hdev);
 
-	if ((sc->quirks & VAIO_RDESC_CONSTANT) &&
-			*rsize >= 56 && rdesc[54] == 0x81 && rdesc[55] == 0x07) {
+	/*
+	 * Some Sony RF receivers wrongly declare the mouse pointer as a
+	 * a constant non-data variable.
+	 */
+	if ((sc->quirks & VAIO_RDESC_CONSTANT) && *rsize >= 56 &&
+	    /* usage page: generic desktop controls */
+	    /* rdesc[0] == 0x05 && rdesc[1] == 0x01 && */
+	    /* usage: mouse */
+	    rdesc[2] == 0x09 && rdesc[3] == 0x02 &&
+	    /* input (usage page for x,y axes): constant, variable, relative */
+	    rdesc[54] == 0x81 && rdesc[55] == 0x07) {
 		hid_info(hdev, "Fixing up Sony RF Receiver report descriptor\n");
+		/* input: data, variable, relative */
 		rdesc[55] = 0x06;
 	}