diff --git a/sys/usb/usbus/hid/hid.c b/sys/usb/usbus/hid/hid.c
index 87a1ece4b7..40f5ed5092 100644
--- a/sys/usb/usbus/hid/hid.c
+++ b/sys/usb/usbus/hid/hid.c
@@ -138,6 +138,10 @@ static void _init(usbus_t *usbus, usbus_handler_t *handler)
     usbus_enable_endpoint(hid->ep_out);
 
     usbus_add_interface(usbus, &hid->iface);
+
+    /* Wait for data from HOST */
+    usbdev_ep_xmit(hid->ep_out->ep, hid->out_buf,
+                   CONFIG_USBUS_HID_INTERRUPT_EP_SIZE);
 }
 
 static void _event_handler(usbus_t *usbus, usbus_handler_t *handler,