diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/usbpipe.c b/drivers/staging/vt6656/usbpipe.c
index fc9b6ee4849c..5fc18ad822d3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/usbpipe.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/usbpipe.c
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ int PIPEnsControlOut(struct vnt_private *pDevice, u8 byRequest, u16 wValue,
 	if (pDevice->Flags & fMP_CONTROL_READS)
 		return STATUS_FAILURE;
 
+	if (pDevice->pControlURB->hcpriv)
+		return STATUS_FAILURE;
+
 	MP_SET_FLAG(pDevice, fMP_CONTROL_WRITES);
 
 	pDevice->sUsbCtlRequest.bRequestType = 0x40;
@@ -177,6 +180,9 @@ int PIPEnsControlIn(struct vnt_private *pDevice, u8 byRequest, u16 wValue,
 	if (pDevice->Flags & fMP_CONTROL_WRITES)
 		return STATUS_FAILURE;
 
+	if (pDevice->pControlURB->hcpriv)
+		return STATUS_FAILURE;
+
 	MP_SET_FLAG(pDevice, fMP_CONTROL_READS);
 
 	pDevice->sUsbCtlRequest.bRequestType = 0xC0;