diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c b/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c
index bd9347804dec..e15efd0c5ca7 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c
@@ -2306,6 +2306,14 @@ static void usbtmc_interrupt(struct urb *urb)
 
 	switch (status) {
 	case 0: /* SUCCESS */
+		/* ensure at least two bytes of headers were transferred */
+		if (urb->actual_length < 2) {
+			dev_warn(dev,
+				"actual length %d not sufficient for interrupt headers\n",
+				urb->actual_length);
+			goto exit;
+		}
+
 		/* check for valid STB notification */
 		if (data->iin_buffer[0] > 0x81) {
 			data->bNotify1 = data->iin_buffer[0];