diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops_linux.c
index f984a5ab2c6f..b2181e1e2d38 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops_linux.c
@@ -495,14 +495,21 @@ int r8712_usbctrl_vendorreq(struct intf_priv *pintfpriv, u8 request, u16 value,
 	}
 	status = usb_control_msg(udev, pipe, request, reqtype, value, index,
 				 pIo_buf, len, 500);
-	if (status > 0) {  /* Success this control transfer. */
-		if (requesttype == 0x01) {
-			/* For Control read transfer, we have to copy the read
-			 * data from pIo_buf to pdata.
-			 */
-			memcpy(pdata, pIo_buf,  status);
-		}
+	if (status < 0)
+		goto free;
+	if (status != len) {
+		status = -EREMOTEIO;
+		goto free;
 	}
+	/* Success this control transfer. */
+	if (requesttype == 0x01) {
+		/* For Control read transfer, we have to copy the read
+		 * data from pIo_buf to pdata.
+		 */
+		memcpy(pdata, pIo_buf, status);
+	}
+
+free:
 	kfree(palloc_buf);
 	return status;
 }