diff --git a/sound/usb/clock.c b/sound/usb/clock.c
index 03fed6611d9e..56216a23277f 100644
--- a/sound/usb/clock.c
+++ b/sound/usb/clock.c
@@ -285,6 +285,8 @@ static int set_sample_rate_v1(struct snd_usb_audio *chip, int iface,
 	unsigned char data[3];
 	int err, crate;
 
+	if (get_iface_desc(alts)->bNumEndpoints < 1)
+		return -EINVAL;
 	ep = get_endpoint(alts, 0)->bEndpointAddress;
 
 	/* if endpoint doesn't have sampling rate control, bail out */
diff --git a/sound/usb/endpoint.c b/sound/usb/endpoint.c
index 114e3e7ff511..e87436826b3b 100644
--- a/sound/usb/endpoint.c
+++ b/sound/usb/endpoint.c
@@ -410,6 +410,9 @@ static void snd_complete_urb(struct urb *urb)
  *
  * New endpoints will be added to chip->ep_list and must be freed by
  * calling snd_usb_endpoint_free().
+ *
+ * For SND_USB_ENDPOINT_TYPE_SYNC, the caller needs to guarantee that
+ * bNumEndpoints > 1 beforehand.
  */
 struct snd_usb_endpoint *snd_usb_add_endpoint(struct snd_usb_audio *chip,
 					      struct usb_host_interface *alts,
diff --git a/sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c b/sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c
index 614f33e63c3a..5bcf542b3a38 100644
--- a/sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c
+++ b/sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c
@@ -1456,7 +1456,11 @@ static int snd_microii_spdif_default_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 
 	/* use known values for that card: interface#1 altsetting#1 */
 	iface = usb_ifnum_to_if(mixer->chip->dev, 1);
+	if (!iface || iface->num_altsetting < 2)
+		return -EINVAL;
 	alts = &iface->altsetting[1];
+	if (get_iface_desc(alts)->bNumEndpoints < 1)
+		return -EINVAL;
 	ep = get_endpoint(alts, 0)->bEndpointAddress;
 
 	err = snd_usb_ctl_msg(mixer->chip->dev,
diff --git a/sound/usb/pcm.c b/sound/usb/pcm.c
index c62a1659106d..0bf61d4a1080 100644
--- a/sound/usb/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/usb/pcm.c
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ static int init_pitch_v1(struct snd_usb_audio *chip, int iface,
 	unsigned char data[1];
 	int err;
 
+	if (get_iface_desc(alts)->bNumEndpoints < 1)
+		return -EINVAL;
 	ep = get_endpoint(alts, 0)->bEndpointAddress;
 
 	data[0] = 1;