diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
index d872459c51cc..8a18a33b5b59 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
@@ -1328,10 +1328,24 @@ static int send_eject_command(struct usb_interface *interface)
 static int ath9k_hif_usb_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 			       const struct usb_device_id *id)
 {
+	struct usb_endpoint_descriptor *bulk_in, *bulk_out, *int_in, *int_out;
 	struct usb_device *udev = interface_to_usbdev(interface);
+	struct usb_host_interface *alt;
 	struct hif_device_usb *hif_dev;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	/* Verify the expected endpoints are present */
+	alt = interface->cur_altsetting;
+	if (usb_find_common_endpoints(alt, &bulk_in, &bulk_out, &int_in, &int_out) < 0 ||
+	    usb_endpoint_num(bulk_in) != USB_WLAN_RX_PIPE ||
+	    usb_endpoint_num(bulk_out) != USB_WLAN_TX_PIPE ||
+	    usb_endpoint_num(int_in) != USB_REG_IN_PIPE ||
+	    usb_endpoint_num(int_out) != USB_REG_OUT_PIPE) {
+		dev_err(&udev->dev,
+			"ath9k_htc: Device endpoint numbers are not the expected ones\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	if (id->driver_info == STORAGE_DEVICE)
 		return send_eject_command(interface);