diff --git a/sound/usb/helper.c b/sound/usb/helper.c
index 71d5f540334a..4c12cc5b53fd 100644
--- a/sound/usb/helper.c
+++ b/sound/usb/helper.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ int snd_usb_pipe_sanity_check(struct usb_device *dev, unsigned int pipe)
 	struct usb_host_endpoint *ep;
 
 	ep = usb_pipe_endpoint(dev, pipe);
-	if (usb_pipetype(pipe) != pipetypes[usb_endpoint_type(&ep->desc)])
+	if (!ep || usb_pipetype(pipe) != pipetypes[usb_endpoint_type(&ep->desc)])
 		return -EINVAL;
 	return 0;
 }