diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
index ddb9eaa11be71..5ad5282641350 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
@@ -1028,7 +1028,10 @@ static struct uvc_entity *uvc_alloc_entity(u16 type, u8 id,
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	extra_size = roundup(extra_size, sizeof(*entity->pads));
-	num_inputs = (type & UVC_TERM_OUTPUT) ? num_pads : num_pads - 1;
+	if (num_pads)
+		num_inputs = type & UVC_TERM_OUTPUT ? num_pads : num_pads - 1;
+	else
+		num_inputs = 0;
 	size = sizeof(*entity) + extra_size + sizeof(*entity->pads) * num_pads
 	     + num_inputs;
 	entity = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1044,7 +1047,7 @@ static struct uvc_entity *uvc_alloc_entity(u16 type, u8 id,
 
 	for (i = 0; i < num_inputs; ++i)
 		entity->pads[i].flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SINK;
-	if (!UVC_ENTITY_IS_OTERM(entity))
+	if (!UVC_ENTITY_IS_OTERM(entity) && num_pads)
 		entity->pads[num_pads-1].flags = MEDIA_PAD_FL_SOURCE;
 
 	entity->bNrInPins = num_inputs;