diff --git a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-pidff.c b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-pidff.c
index 95377c5f6335..a4e700b40ba9 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-pidff.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-pidff.c
@@ -523,9 +523,19 @@ static void pidff_set_effect_report(struct pidff_device *pidff,
 	pidff_set_duration(&pidff->set_effect[PID_DURATION],
 			   effect->replay.length);
 
-	pidff->set_effect[PID_TRIGGER_BUTTON].value[0] = effect->trigger.button;
-	pidff_set_time(&pidff->set_effect[PID_TRIGGER_REPEAT_INT],
-		       effect->trigger.interval);
+	/* Some games set this to random values that can be out of range */
+	s32 trigger_button_max =
+		pidff->set_effect[PID_TRIGGER_BUTTON].field->logical_maximum;
+	if (effect->trigger.button <= trigger_button_max) {
+		pidff->set_effect[PID_TRIGGER_BUTTON].value[0] =
+			effect->trigger.button;
+		pidff_set_time(&pidff->set_effect[PID_TRIGGER_REPEAT_INT],
+			       effect->trigger.interval);
+	} else {
+		pidff->set_effect[PID_TRIGGER_BUTTON].value[0] = 0;
+		pidff->set_effect[PID_TRIGGER_REPEAT_INT].value[0] = 0;
+	}
+
 	pidff->set_effect[PID_GAIN].value[0] =
 		pidff->set_effect[PID_GAIN].field->logical_maximum;