diff --git a/sound/usb/quirks.c b/sound/usb/quirks.c
index bc70212031df4cc1cd8d740489ede26f9d9b4590..5c4a155583cf52233e69663b181785018e6d2f33 100644
--- a/sound/usb/quirks.c
+++ b/sound/usb/quirks.c
@@ -588,6 +588,7 @@ int snd_usb_create_quirk(struct snd_usb_audio *chip,
 static int snd_usb_extigy_boot_quirk(struct usb_device *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 {
 	struct usb_host_config *config = dev->actconfig;
+	struct usb_device_descriptor *new_device_descriptor = NULL;
 	int err;
 
 	if (le16_to_cpu(get_cfg_desc(config)->wTotalLength) == EXTIGY_FIRMWARE_SIZE_OLD ||
@@ -598,11 +599,21 @@ static int snd_usb_extigy_boot_quirk(struct usb_device *dev, struct usb_interfac
 				      0x10, 0x43, 0x0001, 0x000a, NULL, 0);
 		if (err < 0)
 			dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "error sending boot message: %d\n", err);
+
+		new_device_descriptor = kmalloc(sizeof(*new_device_descriptor), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!new_device_descriptor)
+			return -ENOMEM;
 		err = usb_get_descriptor(dev, USB_DT_DEVICE, 0,
-				&dev->descriptor, sizeof(dev->descriptor));
-		config = dev->actconfig;
+				new_device_descriptor, sizeof(*new_device_descriptor));
 		if (err < 0)
 			dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "error usb_get_descriptor: %d\n", err);
+		if (new_device_descriptor->bNumConfigurations > dev->descriptor.bNumConfigurations)
+			dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "error too large bNumConfigurations: %d\n",
+				new_device_descriptor->bNumConfigurations);
+		else
+			memcpy(&dev->descriptor, new_device_descriptor, sizeof(dev->descriptor));
+		kfree(new_device_descriptor);
+
 		err = usb_reset_configuration(dev);
 		if (err < 0)
 			dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "error usb_reset_configuration: %d\n", err);
@@ -812,6 +823,7 @@ static void mbox2_setup_48_24_magic(struct usb_device *dev)
 static int snd_usb_mbox2_boot_quirk(struct usb_device *dev)
 {
 	struct usb_host_config *config = dev->actconfig;
+	struct usb_device_descriptor *new_device_descriptor = NULL;
 	int err;
 	u8 bootresponse[0x12];
 	int fwsize;
@@ -846,11 +858,20 @@ static int snd_usb_mbox2_boot_quirk(struct usb_device *dev)
 
 	dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "device initialised!\n");
 
+	new_device_descriptor = kmalloc(sizeof(*new_device_descriptor), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!new_device_descriptor)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	err = usb_get_descriptor(dev, USB_DT_DEVICE, 0,
-		&dev->descriptor, sizeof(dev->descriptor));
-	config = dev->actconfig;
+		new_device_descriptor, sizeof(*new_device_descriptor));
 	if (err < 0)
 		dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "error usb_get_descriptor: %d\n", err);
+	if (new_device_descriptor->bNumConfigurations > dev->descriptor.bNumConfigurations)
+		dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "error too large bNumConfigurations: %d\n",
+			new_device_descriptor->bNumConfigurations);
+	else
+		memcpy(&dev->descriptor, new_device_descriptor, sizeof(dev->descriptor));
+	kfree(new_device_descriptor);
 
 	err = usb_reset_configuration(dev);
 	if (err < 0)