diff --git a/sound/usb/stream.c b/sound/usb/stream.c
index e14c725acebf..0f1558ef8555 100644
--- a/sound/usb/stream.c
+++ b/sound/usb/stream.c
@@ -982,6 +982,8 @@ snd_usb_get_audioformat_uac3(struct snd_usb_audio *chip,
 	 * and request Cluster Descriptor
 	 */
 	wLength = le16_to_cpu(hc_header.wLength);
+	if (wLength < sizeof(cluster))
+		return NULL;
 	cluster = kzalloc(wLength, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!cluster)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);