--- x/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ y/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ static int init_status (struct usbnet *d
 	if (!dev->driver_info->status)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (!dev->status)
+		return -EINVAL;
 	pipe = usb_rcvintpipe (dev->udev,
 			dev->status->desc.bEndpointAddress
 				& USB_ENDPOINT_NUMBER_MASK);
@@ -254,6 +256,8 @@ static int init_status (struct usbnet *d
 				"status ep%din, %d bytes period %d\n",
 				usb_pipeendpoint(pipe), maxp, period);
 		}
+	} else {
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1812,7 +1816,7 @@ usbnet_probe (struct usb_interface *udev
 		if (status == 0 && !usb_check_bulk_endpoints(udev, ep_addrs))
 			status = -EINVAL;
 	}
-	if (status >= 0 && dev->status)
+	if (status >= 0)
 		status = init_status (dev, udev);
 	if (status < 0)
 		goto out3;