diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
index 5798efdd91a9..74a365ca08bd 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
@@ -994,10 +994,12 @@ static int hub_hub_status(struct usb_hub *hub,
 
 	mutex_lock(&hub->status_mutex);
 	ret = get_hub_status(hub->hdev, &hub->status->hub);
-	if (ret < 0) {
+	if (ret < (int)sizeof(hub->status->hub)) {
 		if (ret != -ENODEV)
 			dev_err(hub->intfdev,
 				"%s failed (err = %d)\n", __func__, ret);
+		if (ret >= 0)
+			ret = -EIO;
 	} else {
 		*status = le16_to_cpu(hub->status->hub.wHubStatus);
 		*change = le16_to_cpu(hub->status->hub.wHubChange);