diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/config.c b/drivers/usb/core/config.c
index 6a287c81a7be7050248317974b7fe5f4295ce070..aef2085855440e6d0b7d894359684da4935c132a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/config.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/config.c
@@ -902,8 +902,8 @@ int usb_get_bos_descriptor(struct usb_device *dev)
 
 	/* Get BOS descriptor */
 	ret = usb_get_descriptor(dev, USB_DT_BOS, 0, bos, USB_DT_BOS_SIZE);
-	if (ret < USB_DT_BOS_SIZE) {
-		dev_err(ddev, "unable to get BOS descriptor\n");
+	if (ret < USB_DT_BOS_SIZE || bos->bLength < USB_DT_BOS_SIZE) {
+		dev_err(ddev, "unable to get BOS descriptor or descriptor too short\n");
 		if (ret >= 0)
 			ret = -ENOMSG;
 		kfree(bos);