diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c b/drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c
index 8289ee482f49..09bd6c6c176c 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c
@@ -3648,6 +3648,12 @@ static int pvr2_send_request_ex(struct pvr2_hdw *hdw,
 				  hdw);
 		hdw->ctl_write_urb->actual_length = 0;
 		hdw->ctl_write_pend_flag = !0;
+		if (usb_urb_ep_type_check(hdw->ctl_write_urb)) {
+			pvr2_trace(
+				PVR2_TRACE_ERROR_LEGS,
+				"Invalid write control endpoint");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 		status = usb_submit_urb(hdw->ctl_write_urb,GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (status < 0) {
 			pvr2_trace(PVR2_TRACE_ERROR_LEGS,
@@ -3672,6 +3678,12 @@ status);
 				  hdw);
 		hdw->ctl_read_urb->actual_length = 0;
 		hdw->ctl_read_pend_flag = !0;
+		if (usb_urb_ep_type_check(hdw->ctl_read_urb)) {
+			pvr2_trace(
+				PVR2_TRACE_ERROR_LEGS,
+				"Invalid read control endpoint");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 		status = usb_submit_urb(hdw->ctl_read_urb,GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (status < 0) {
 			pvr2_trace(PVR2_TRACE_ERROR_LEGS,