diff --git a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c
index aac0051a2cf6..48009546bf52 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c
@@ -1292,6 +1292,8 @@ static int usbhid_raw_request(struct hid_device *hid, unsigned char reportnum,
 			      __u8 *buf, size_t len, unsigned char rtype,
 			      int reqtype)
 {
+	if (unlikely(!len))
+		return -EIO;
 	switch (reqtype) {
 	case HID_REQ_GET_REPORT:
 		return usbhid_get_raw_report(hid, reportnum, buf, len, rtype);