diff --git a/sound/usb/usx2y/usbusx2yaudio.c b/sound/usb/usx2y/usbusx2yaudio.c
index 89fa287678fc..e0bace4d1c40 100644
--- a/sound/usb/usx2y/usbusx2yaudio.c
+++ b/sound/usb/usx2y/usbusx2yaudio.c
@@ -681,6 +681,8 @@ static int usX2Y_rate_set(struct usX2Ydev *usX2Y, int rate)
 			us->submitted =	2*NOOF_SETRATE_URBS;
 			for (i = 0; i < NOOF_SETRATE_URBS; ++i) {
 				struct urb *urb = us->urb[i];
+				if (!urb)
+					continue;
 				if (urb->status) {
 					if (!err)
 						err = -ENODEV;