diff --git a/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c b/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
index 4266a0cb7e3b..61723e7ab351 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/atm/ueagle-atm.c
@@ -2463,7 +2463,8 @@ static int uea_bind(struct usbatm_data *usbatm, struct usb_interface *intf,
 	if (ifnum != UEA_INTR_IFACE_NO)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	usbatm->flags = (sync_wait[modem_index] ? 0 : UDSL_SKIP_HEAVY_INIT);
+	usbatm->flags = (modem_index < NB_MODEM && sync_wait[modem_index]) ?
+			 0 : UDSL_SKIP_HEAVY_INIT;
 
 	/* interface 1 is for outbound traffic */
 	ret = claim_interface(usb, usbatm, UEA_US_IFACE_NO);