diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
index ac5f72077b26..75984c799afc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
@@ -3772,6 +3772,12 @@ static int lan78xx_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 
 	dev->maxpacket = usb_maxpacket(dev->udev, dev->pipe_out, 1);
 
+	/* Reject broken descriptors. */
+	if (dev->maxpacket == 0) {
+		ret = -ENODEV;
+		goto out4;
+	}
+
 	/* driver requires remote-wakeup capability during autosuspend. */
 	intf->needs_remote_wakeup = 1;