diff --git a/drivers/input/tablet/kbtab.c b/drivers/input/tablet/kbtab.c
index 2812f9236b7d..0ccc120a0f14 100644
--- a/drivers/input/tablet/kbtab.c
+++ b/drivers/input/tablet/kbtab.c
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ static int kbtab_probe(struct usb_interface *intf, const struct usb_device_id *i
 	if (intf->cur_altsetting->desc.bNumEndpoints < 1)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	endpoint = &intf->cur_altsetting->endpoint[0].desc;
+	if (!usb_endpoint_is_int_in(endpoint))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	kbtab = kzalloc(sizeof(struct kbtab), GFP_KERNEL);
 	input_dev = input_allocate_device();
 	if (!kbtab || !input_dev)
@@ -164,8 +168,6 @@ static int kbtab_probe(struct usb_interface *intf, const struct usb_device_id *i
 	input_set_abs_params(input_dev, ABS_Y, 0, 0x1750, 4, 0);
 	input_set_abs_params(input_dev, ABS_PRESSURE, 0, 0xff, 0, 0);
 
-	endpoint = &intf->cur_altsetting->endpoint[0].desc;
-
 	usb_fill_int_urb(kbtab->irq, dev,
 			 usb_rcvintpipe(dev, endpoint->bEndpointAddress),
 			 kbtab->data, 8,