diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
index 282f3d2388cc20612d612fa39622d99f208f4095..1c1cffb19ed79418f73f2b953d13284c03e8c30a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ static int uvc_parse_format(struct uvc_device *dev,
 	/* Parse the frame descriptors. Only uncompressed, MJPEG and frame
 	 * based formats have frame descriptors.
 	 */
-	while (buflen > 2 && buffer[1] == USB_DT_CS_INTERFACE &&
+	while (ftype && buflen > 2 && buffer[1] == USB_DT_CS_INTERFACE &&
 	       buffer[2] == ftype) {
 		frame = &format->frame[format->nframes];
 		if (ftype != UVC_VS_FRAME_FRAME_BASED)