diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c
index 41ab61f9b6e0..002822d98fda 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/composite.c
@@ -1694,9 +1694,7 @@ composite_setup(struct usb_gadget *gadget, const struct usb_ctrlrequest *ctrl)
 		value = min(w_length, (u16) 1);
 		break;
 
-	/* function drivers must handle get/set altsetting; if there's
-	 * no get() method, we know only altsetting zero works.
-	 */
+	/* function drivers must handle get/set altsetting */
 	case USB_REQ_SET_INTERFACE:
 		if (ctrl->bRequestType != USB_RECIP_INTERFACE)
 			goto unknown;
@@ -1705,7 +1703,13 @@ composite_setup(struct usb_gadget *gadget, const struct usb_ctrlrequest *ctrl)
 		f = cdev->config->interface[intf];
 		if (!f)
 			break;
-		if (w_value && !f->set_alt)
+
+		/*
+		 * If there's no get_alt() method, we know only altsetting zero
+		 * works. There is no need to check if set_alt() is not NULL
+		 * as we check this in usb_add_function().
+		 */
+		if (w_value && !f->get_alt)
 			break;
 		value = f->set_alt(f, w_index, w_value);
 		if (value == USB_GADGET_DELAYED_STATUS) {