diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_configfs.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_configfs.c
index 63b8d3758b38..cffa615b6db7 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_configfs.c
@@ -1565,6 +1565,12 @@ uvcg_uncompressed_##cname##_store(struct config_item *item,		\
 	if (ret)							\
 		goto end;						\
 									\
+	/* index values in uvc are never 0 */				\
+	if (!num) {							\
+		ret = -EINVAL;						\
+		goto end;						\
+	}								\
+									\
 	u->desc.aname = num;						\
 	ret = len;							\
 end:									\
@@ -1758,6 +1764,12 @@ uvcg_mjpeg_##cname##_store(struct config_item *item,			\
 	if (ret)							\
 		goto end;						\
 									\
+	/* index values in uvc are never 0 */				\
+	if (!num) {							\
+		ret = -EINVAL;						\
+		goto end;						\
+	}								\
+									\
 	u->desc.aname = num;						\
 	ret = len;							\
 end:									\