diff --git a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c
index 07840df56c63e7f055298631bb73a990d0b4beb4..1ae047cd4fa16e0d70036cdfd1603b1861157aa2 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c
@@ -232,13 +232,16 @@ static void hid_irq_in(struct urb *urb)
 static int hid_submit_out(struct hid_device *hid)
 {
 	struct hid_report *report;
+	char *raw_report;
 	struct usbhid_device *usbhid = hid->driver_data;
 
-	report = usbhid->out[usbhid->outtail];
+	report = usbhid->out[usbhid->outtail].report;
+	raw_report = usbhid->out[usbhid->outtail].raw_report;
 
-	hid_output_report(report, usbhid->outbuf);
 	usbhid->urbout->transfer_buffer_length = ((report->size - 1) >> 3) + 1 + (report->id > 0);
 	usbhid->urbout->dev = hid_to_usb_dev(hid);
+	memcpy(usbhid->outbuf, raw_report, usbhid->urbout->transfer_buffer_length);
+	kfree(raw_report);
 
 	dbg_hid("submitting out urb\n");
 
@@ -254,17 +257,20 @@ static int hid_submit_ctrl(struct hid_device *hid)
 {
 	struct hid_report *report;
 	unsigned char dir;
+	char *raw_report;
 	int len;
 	struct usbhid_device *usbhid = hid->driver_data;
 
 	report = usbhid->ctrl[usbhid->ctrltail].report;
+	raw_report = usbhid->ctrl[usbhid->ctrltail].raw_report;
 	dir = usbhid->ctrl[usbhid->ctrltail].dir;
 
 	len = ((report->size - 1) >> 3) + 1 + (report->id > 0);
 	if (dir == USB_DIR_OUT) {
-		hid_output_report(report, usbhid->ctrlbuf);
 		usbhid->urbctrl->pipe = usb_sndctrlpipe(hid_to_usb_dev(hid), 0);
 		usbhid->urbctrl->transfer_buffer_length = len;
+		memcpy(usbhid->ctrlbuf, raw_report, len);
+		kfree(raw_report);
 	} else {
 		int maxpacket, padlen;
 
@@ -401,6 +407,7 @@ void usbhid_submit_report(struct hid_device *hid, struct hid_report *report, uns
 	int head;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct usbhid_device *usbhid = hid->driver_data;
+	int len = ((report->size - 1) >> 3) + 1 + (report->id > 0);
 
 	if ((hid->quirks & HID_QUIRK_NOGET) && dir == USB_DIR_IN)
 		return;
@@ -415,7 +422,14 @@ void usbhid_submit_report(struct hid_device *hid, struct hid_report *report, uns
 			return;
 		}
 
-		usbhid->out[usbhid->outhead] = report;
+		usbhid->out[usbhid->outhead].raw_report = kmalloc(len, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		if (!usbhid->out[usbhid->outhead].raw_report) {
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&usbhid->outlock, flags);
+			warn("output queueing failed");
+			return;
+		}
+		hid_output_report(report, usbhid->out[usbhid->outhead].raw_report);
+		usbhid->out[usbhid->outhead].report = report;
 		usbhid->outhead = head;
 
 		if (!test_and_set_bit(HID_OUT_RUNNING, &usbhid->iofl))
@@ -434,6 +448,15 @@ void usbhid_submit_report(struct hid_device *hid, struct hid_report *report, uns
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (dir == USB_DIR_OUT) {
+		usbhid->ctrl[usbhid->ctrlhead].raw_report = kmalloc(len, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		if (!usbhid->ctrl[usbhid->ctrlhead].raw_report) {
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&usbhid->ctrllock, flags);
+			warn("control queueing failed");
+			return;
+		}
+		hid_output_report(report, usbhid->ctrl[usbhid->ctrlhead].raw_report);
+	}
 	usbhid->ctrl[usbhid->ctrlhead].report = report;
 	usbhid->ctrl[usbhid->ctrlhead].dir = dir;
 	usbhid->ctrlhead = head;
diff --git a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-pidff.c b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-pidff.c
index 011326178c0670c5b5e680a47d741661101a45aa..484e3eec2f88be2b740536fdae06cdc2e60dbc65 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-pidff.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-pidff.c
@@ -397,7 +397,6 @@ static void pidff_set_condition_report(struct pidff_device *pidff,
 			  effect->u.condition[i].left_saturation);
 		pidff_set(&pidff->set_condition[PID_DEAD_BAND],
 			  effect->u.condition[i].deadband);
-		usbhid_wait_io(pidff->hid);
 		usbhid_submit_report(pidff->hid, pidff->reports[PID_SET_CONDITION],
 				  USB_DIR_OUT);
 	}
@@ -512,7 +511,6 @@ static void pidff_playback_pid(struct pidff_device *pidff, int pid_id, int n)
 		pidff->effect_operation[PID_LOOP_COUNT].value[0] = n;
 	}
 
-	usbhid_wait_io(pidff->hid);
 	usbhid_submit_report(pidff->hid, pidff->reports[PID_EFFECT_OPERATION],
 			  USB_DIR_OUT);
 }
@@ -548,6 +546,9 @@ static int pidff_erase_effect(struct input_dev *dev, int effect_id)
 	int pid_id = pidff->pid_id[effect_id];
 
 	debug("starting to erase %d/%d", effect_id, pidff->pid_id[effect_id]);
+	/* Wait for the queue to clear. We do not want a full fifo to
+	   prevent the effect removal. */
+	usbhid_wait_io(pidff->hid);
 	pidff_playback_pid(pidff, pid_id, 0);
 	pidff_erase_pid(pidff, pid_id);
 
diff --git a/drivers/hid/usbhid/usbhid.h b/drivers/hid/usbhid/usbhid.h
index b47f991867e9d096680bde9b7aa8a528f4e8cdb7..abedb13c623e419b12b8c3cc02cef4a8a977f520 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/usbhid/usbhid.h
+++ b/drivers/hid/usbhid/usbhid.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ struct usbhid_device {
 	spinlock_t ctrllock;                                            /* Control fifo spinlock */
 
 	struct urb *urbout;                                             /* Output URB */
-	struct hid_report *out[HID_CONTROL_FIFO_SIZE];                  /* Output pipe fifo */
+	struct hid_output_fifo out[HID_CONTROL_FIFO_SIZE];              /* Output pipe fifo */
 	unsigned char outhead, outtail;                                 /* Output pipe fifo head & tail */
 	char *outbuf;                                                   /* Output buffer */
 	dma_addr_t outbuf_dma;                                          /* Output buffer dma */
diff --git a/include/linux/hid.h b/include/linux/hid.h
index dcdef0bb4bbaa4a4f63af05a9ffcd63003cb8a2e..f13bca2dd53b806303577cb298562a3a426b79b4 100644
--- a/include/linux/hid.h
+++ b/include/linux/hid.h
@@ -388,6 +388,12 @@ struct hid_report_enum {
 struct hid_control_fifo {
 	unsigned char dir;
 	struct hid_report *report;
+	char *raw_report;
+};
+
+struct hid_output_fifo {
+	struct hid_report *report;
+	char *raw_report;
 };
 
 #define HID_CLAIMED_INPUT	1