diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_video.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_video.c
index 2094e059d7d3..ec76595f3c4b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_video.c
@@ -1812,7 +1812,7 @@ static int uvc_alloc_urb_buffers(struct uvc_streaming *stream,
 		npackets = UVC_MAX_PACKETS;
 
 	/* Retry allocations until one succeed. */
-	for (; npackets > 1; npackets /= 2) {
+	for (; npackets > 0; npackets /= 2) {
 		stream->urb_size = psize * npackets;
 
 		for (i = 0; i < UVC_URBS; ++i) {
@@ -1837,6 +1837,7 @@ static int uvc_alloc_urb_buffers(struct uvc_streaming *stream,
 	uvc_dbg(stream->dev, VIDEO,
 		"Failed to allocate URB buffers (%u bytes per packet)\n",
 		psize);
+	stream->urb_size = 0;
 	return 0;
 }