diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/device.h b/drivers/staging/vt6656/device.h
index 074b98dfac91..08294b21c4e9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/device.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/device.h
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@ struct vnt_usb_send_context {
 	u8 pkt_type;
 	u8 need_ack;
 	bool in_use;
-	unsigned char data[MAX_TOTAL_SIZE_WITH_ALL_HEADERS];
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/rxtx.c b/drivers/staging/vt6656/rxtx.c
index cf194c95df03..8f9904c8045c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/rxtx.c
@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@ static struct vnt_usb_send_context
 		context = priv->tx_context[ii];
 		if (!context->in_use) {
 			context->in_use = true;
-			memset(context->data, 0,
-			       MAX_TOTAL_SIZE_WITH_ALL_HEADERS);
-
 			context->hdr = NULL;
 
 			return context;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/usbpipe.c b/drivers/staging/vt6656/usbpipe.c
index 904645fa0eb0..43f1ef32a9ce 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/usbpipe.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/usbpipe.c
@@ -463,6 +463,11 @@ int vnt_tx_context(struct vnt_private *priv,
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
+	if (context->buf_len > MAX_TOTAL_SIZE_WITH_ALL_HEADERS) {
+		context->in_use = false;
+		return -E2BIG;
+	}
+
 	usb_fill_bulk_urb(urb,
 			  priv->usb,
 			  usb_sndbulkpipe(priv->usb, 3),