diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
index 8c59bc857a4b..8714b352e57f 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hub.c
@@ -360,7 +360,8 @@ static void usb_set_lpm_parameters(struct usb_device *udev)
 }
 
 /* USB 2.0 spec Section 11.24.4.5 */
-static int get_hub_descriptor(struct usb_device *hdev, void *data)
+static int get_hub_descriptor(struct usb_device *hdev,
+		struct usb_hub_descriptor *desc)
 {
 	int i, ret, size;
 	unsigned dtype;
@@ -376,12 +377,16 @@ static int get_hub_descriptor(struct usb_device *hdev, void *data)
 	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
 		ret = usb_control_msg(hdev, usb_rcvctrlpipe(hdev, 0),
 			USB_REQ_GET_DESCRIPTOR, USB_DIR_IN | USB_RT_HUB,
-			dtype << 8, 0, data, size,
+			dtype << 8, 0, desc, size,
 			USB_CTRL_GET_TIMEOUT);
 		if (hub_is_superspeed(hdev)) {
 			if (ret == size)
 				return ret;
-		} else if (ret >= (USB_DT_HUB_NONVAR_SIZE + 2)) {
+		} else if (ret >= USB_DT_HUB_NONVAR_SIZE + 2) {
+			/* Make sure we have the DeviceRemovable field. */
+			size = USB_DT_HUB_NONVAR_SIZE + desc->bNbrPorts / 8 + 1;
+			if (ret < size)
+				return -EMSGSIZE;
 			return ret;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1315,7 +1320,7 @@ static int hub_configure(struct usb_hub *hub,
 	}
 	mutex_init(&hub->status_mutex);
 
-	hub->descriptor = kmalloc(sizeof(*hub->descriptor), GFP_KERNEL);
+	hub->descriptor = kzalloc(sizeof(*hub->descriptor), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!hub->descriptor) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto fail;