diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
index 26141a1db9f6..5e0af15aebc4 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/devio.c
@@ -1535,6 +1535,11 @@ static int proc_do_submiturb(struct usb_dev_state *ps, struct usbdevfs_urb *uurb
 		u |= URB_NO_INTERRUPT;
 	as->urb->transfer_flags = u;
 
+	if (!allow_short && uurb->flags & USBDEVFS_URB_SHORT_NOT_OK)
+		dev_warn(&ps->dev->dev, "Requested nonsensical USBDEVFS_URB_SHORT_NOT_OK.\n");
+	if (!allow_zero && uurb->flags & USBDEVFS_URB_ZERO_PACKET)
+		dev_warn(&ps->dev->dev, "Requested nonsensical USBDEVFS_URB_ZERO_PACKET.\n");
+
 	as->urb->transfer_buffer_length = uurb->buffer_length;
 	as->urb->setup_packet = (unsigned char *)dr;
 	dr = NULL;