diff --git a/drivers/staging/usbip/stub_dev.c b/drivers/staging/usbip/stub_dev.c
index b0bfd3430d47..60a3e3fe4dcb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/usbip/stub_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/usbip/stub_dev.c
@@ -87,13 +87,16 @@ static ssize_t store_sockfd(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	int sockfd = 0;
 	struct socket *socket;
 	ssize_t err = -EINVAL;
+	int rv;
 
 	if (!sdev) {
 		dev_err(dev, "sdev is null\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	sscanf(buf, "%d", &sockfd);
+	rv = sscanf(buf, "%d", &sockfd);
+	if (rv != 1)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (sockfd != -1) {
 		dev_info(dev, "stub up\n");