diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c b/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c
index 0abd257b634c6ec8698fe738c342bf62acd02b44..a74ac9314d50828847e706602dde104a9559c212 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/sierra_net.c
@@ -688,6 +688,10 @@ static int sierra_net_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 			status);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
+	if (!dev->status) {
+		dev_err(&dev->udev->dev, "No status endpoint found");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
 	/* Initialize sierra private data */
 	priv = kzalloc(sizeof *priv, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!priv)