diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.c b/drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.c
index ca1530da6e77..163161881d2d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.c
@@ -544,6 +544,11 @@ static void mct_u232_read_int_callback(struct urb *urb)
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
+	if (urb->actual_length < 2) {
+		dev_warn_ratelimited(&port->dev, "short interrupt-in packet\n");
+		goto exit;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * The interrupt-in pipe signals exceptional conditions (modem line
 	 * signal changes and errors). data[0] holds MSR, data[1] holds LSR.