diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/usb.c
index e4eb666c6eea41ab51c5cf8c0c5e60a9db5f4ad7..a5265997b5767cb725339eac2fd0768d04d803ef 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/usb.c
@@ -1069,6 +1069,38 @@ static int carl9170_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 			ar->usb_ep_cmd_is_bulk = true;
 	}
 
+	/* Verify that all expected endpoints are present */
+	if (ar->usb_ep_cmd_is_bulk) {
+		u8 bulk_ep_addr[] = {
+			AR9170_USB_EP_RX | USB_DIR_IN,
+			AR9170_USB_EP_TX | USB_DIR_OUT,
+			AR9170_USB_EP_CMD | USB_DIR_OUT,
+			0};
+		u8 int_ep_addr[] = {
+			AR9170_USB_EP_IRQ | USB_DIR_IN,
+			0};
+		if (!usb_check_bulk_endpoints(intf, bulk_ep_addr) ||
+		    !usb_check_int_endpoints(intf, int_ep_addr))
+			err = -ENODEV;
+	} else {
+		u8 bulk_ep_addr[] = {
+			AR9170_USB_EP_RX | USB_DIR_IN,
+			AR9170_USB_EP_TX | USB_DIR_OUT,
+			0};
+		u8 int_ep_addr[] = {
+			AR9170_USB_EP_IRQ | USB_DIR_IN,
+			AR9170_USB_EP_CMD | USB_DIR_OUT,
+			0};
+		if (!usb_check_bulk_endpoints(intf, bulk_ep_addr) ||
+		    !usb_check_int_endpoints(intf, int_ep_addr))
+			err = -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	if (err) {
+		carl9170_free(ar);
+		return err;
+	}
+
 	usb_set_intfdata(intf, ar);
 	SET_IEEE80211_DEV(ar->hw, &intf->dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
index db4de5367737a2cd9b89fb0f8fdd06d45a228075..c4cd9d46f9e3c38a24262f625454bab41e208b58 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
@@ -207,6 +207,82 @@ int usb_find_common_endpoints_reverse(struct usb_host_interface *alt,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_find_common_endpoints_reverse);
 
+/**
+ * usb_find_endpoint() - Given an endpoint address, search for the endpoint's
+ * usb_host_endpoint structure in an interface's current altsetting.
+ * @intf: the interface whose current altsetting should be searched
+ * @ep_addr: the endpoint address (number and direction) to find
+ *
+ * Search the altsetting's list of endpoints for one with the specified address.
+ *
+ * Return: Pointer to the usb_host_endpoint if found, %NULL otherwise.
+ */
+static const struct usb_host_endpoint *usb_find_endpoint(
+		const struct usb_interface *intf, unsigned int ep_addr)
+{
+	int n;
+	const struct usb_host_endpoint *ep;
+
+	n = intf->cur_altsetting->desc.bNumEndpoints;
+	ep = intf->cur_altsetting->endpoint;
+	for (; n > 0; (--n, ++ep)) {
+		if (ep->desc.bEndpointAddress == ep_addr)
+			return ep;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * usb_check_bulk_endpoints - Check whether an interface's current altsetting
+ * contains a set of bulk endpoints with the given addresses.
+ * @intf: the interface whose current altsetting should be searched
+ * @ep_addrs: 0-terminated array of the endpoint addresses (number and
+ * direction) to look for
+ *
+ * Search for endpoints with the specified addresses and check their types.
+ *
+ * Return: %true if all the endpoints are found and are bulk, %false otherwise.
+ */
+bool usb_check_bulk_endpoints(
+		const struct usb_interface *intf, const u8 *ep_addrs)
+{
+	const struct usb_host_endpoint *ep;
+
+	for (; *ep_addrs; ++ep_addrs) {
+		ep = usb_find_endpoint(intf, *ep_addrs);
+		if (!ep || !usb_endpoint_xfer_bulk(&ep->desc))
+			return false;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_check_bulk_endpoints);
+
+/**
+ * usb_check_int_endpoints - Check whether an interface's current altsetting
+ * contains a set of interrupt endpoints with the given addresses.
+ * @intf: the interface whose current altsetting should be searched
+ * @ep_addrs: 0-terminated array of the endpoint addresses (number and
+ * direction) to look for
+ *
+ * Search for endpoints with the specified addresses and check their types.
+ *
+ * Return: %true if all the endpoints are found and are interrupt,
+ * %false otherwise.
+ */
+bool usb_check_int_endpoints(
+		const struct usb_interface *intf, const u8 *ep_addrs)
+{
+	const struct usb_host_endpoint *ep;
+
+	for (; *ep_addrs; ++ep_addrs) {
+		ep = usb_find_endpoint(intf, *ep_addrs);
+		if (!ep || !usb_endpoint_xfer_int(&ep->desc))
+			return false;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_check_int_endpoints);
+
 /**
  * usb_find_alt_setting() - Given a configuration, find the alternate setting
  * for the given interface.
diff --git a/include/linux/usb.h b/include/linux/usb.h
index a093667991bb943dfc46f392409b73d7dce3ad05..efa136e2de9b26adef354ba75933d57e9ff3f315 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb.h
@@ -279,6 +279,11 @@ void usb_put_intf(struct usb_interface *intf);
 #define USB_MAXINTERFACES	32
 #define USB_MAXIADS		(USB_MAXINTERFACES/2)
 
+bool usb_check_bulk_endpoints(
+		const struct usb_interface *intf, const u8 *ep_addrs);
+bool usb_check_int_endpoints(
+		const struct usb_interface *intf, const u8 *ep_addrs);
+
 /*
  * USB Resume Timer: Every Host controller driver should drive the resume
  * signalling on the bus for the amount of time defined by this macro.