diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/go7007/go7007-usb.c b/drivers/media/usb/go7007/go7007-usb.c
index f889c9d740cd..43b2f018df54 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/go7007/go7007-usb.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/go7007/go7007-usb.c
@@ -1050,6 +1050,10 @@ static int go7007_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	int video_pipe, i, v_urb_len;
 
 	pr_debug("probing new GO7007 USB board\n");
+    if (!intf)
+        printk(KERN_ERR"Dave, will I dream?\n");
+    if (!usbdev)
+        printk(KERN_ERR"Shai Hulud!\n");
 
 	switch (id->driver_info) {
 	case GO7007_BOARDID_MATRIX_II:
@@ -1121,6 +1125,14 @@ static int go7007_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	/* sanity checks */
+    if (usb && usb->usbdev)
+        ep = usb->usbdev->ep_in[4];
+    else
+        ep = NULL;
+	if (!ep)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	usb->board = board;
 	usb->usbdev = usbdev;
 	usb_make_path(usbdev, go->bus_info, sizeof(go->bus_info));
@@ -1141,7 +1153,6 @@ static int go7007_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	if (usb->intr_urb->transfer_buffer == NULL)
 		goto allocfail;
 
-	ep = usb->usbdev->ep_in[4];
 	if (usb_endpoint_type(&ep->desc) == USB_ENDPOINT_XFER_BULK)
 		usb_fill_bulk_urb(usb->intr_urb, usb->usbdev,
 			usb_rcvbulkpipe(usb->usbdev, 4),
@@ -1263,9 +1274,13 @@ static int go7007_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 
 	/* Allocate the URBs and buffers for receiving the video stream */
 	if (board->flags & GO7007_USB_EZUSB) {
+		if (!usb->usbdev->ep_in[6])
+			goto allocfail;
 		v_urb_len = 1024;
 		video_pipe = usb_rcvbulkpipe(usb->usbdev, 6);
 	} else {
+		if (!usb->usbdev->ep_in[1])
+			goto allocfail;
 		v_urb_len = 512;
 		video_pipe = usb_rcvbulkpipe(usb->usbdev, 1);
 	}
@@ -1285,6 +1300,8 @@ static int go7007_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	/* Allocate the URBs and buffers for receiving the audio stream */
 	if ((board->flags & GO7007_USB_EZUSB) &&
 	    (board->main_info.flags & GO7007_BOARD_HAS_AUDIO)) {
+		if (!usb->usbdev->ep_in[8])
+			goto allocfail;
 		for (i = 0; i < 8; ++i) {
 			usb->audio_urbs[i] = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_KERNEL);
 			if (usb->audio_urbs[i] == NULL)