diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/whiteheat.c b/drivers/usb/serial/whiteheat.c
index e62f2dff8b7df6..6c3734d2b45a7a 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/whiteheat.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/whiteheat.c
@@ -514,6 +514,10 @@ static void command_port_read_callback(struct urb *urb)
 		dev_dbg(&urb->dev->dev, "%s - command_info is NULL, exiting.\n", __func__);
 		return;
 	}
+	if (!urb->actual_length) {
+		dev_dbg(&urb->dev->dev, "%s - empty response, exiting.\n", __func__);
+		return;
+	}
 	if (status) {
 		dev_dbg(&urb->dev->dev, "%s - nonzero urb status: %d\n", __func__, status);
 		if (status != -ENOENT)
@@ -534,7 +538,8 @@ static void command_port_read_callback(struct urb *urb)
 		/* These are unsolicited reports from the firmware, hence no
 		   waiting command to wakeup */
 		dev_dbg(&urb->dev->dev, "%s - event received\n", __func__);
-	} else if (data[0] == WHITEHEAT_GET_DTR_RTS) {
+	} else if ((data[0] == WHITEHEAT_GET_DTR_RTS) &&
+		(urb->actual_length - 1 <= sizeof(command_info->result_buffer))) {
 		memcpy(command_info->result_buffer, &data[1],
 						urb->actual_length - 1);
 		command_info->command_finished = WHITEHEAT_CMD_COMPLETE;