diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops.c
index e64845e6adf3..af9966d03979 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_ops.c
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ static u8 usb_read8(struct intf_hdl *intfhdl, u32 addr)
 	u16 wvalue;
 	u16 index;
 	u16 len;
-	__le32 data;
+	int status;
+	__le32 data = 0;
 	struct intf_priv *intfpriv = intfhdl->pintfpriv;
 
 	request = 0x05;
@@ -37,8 +38,10 @@ static u8 usb_read8(struct intf_hdl *intfhdl, u32 addr)
 	index = 0;
 	wvalue = (u16)(addr & 0x0000ffff);
 	len = 1;
-	r8712_usbctrl_vendorreq(intfpriv, request, wvalue, index, &data, len,
-				requesttype);
+	status = r8712_usbctrl_vendorreq(intfpriv, request, wvalue, index,
+					 &data, len, requesttype);
+	if (status < 0)
+		return 0;
 	return (u8)(le32_to_cpu(data) & 0x0ff);
 }
 
@@ -49,7 +52,8 @@ static u16 usb_read16(struct intf_hdl *intfhdl, u32 addr)
 	u16 wvalue;
 	u16 index;
 	u16 len;
-	__le32 data;
+	int status;
+	__le32 data = 0;
 	struct intf_priv *intfpriv = intfhdl->pintfpriv;
 
 	request = 0x05;
@@ -57,8 +61,10 @@ static u16 usb_read16(struct intf_hdl *intfhdl, u32 addr)
 	index = 0;
 	wvalue = (u16)(addr & 0x0000ffff);
 	len = 2;
-	r8712_usbctrl_vendorreq(intfpriv, request, wvalue, index, &data, len,
-				requesttype);
+	status = r8712_usbctrl_vendorreq(intfpriv, request, wvalue, index,
+					 &data, len, requesttype);
+	if (status < 0)
+		return 0;
 	return (u16)(le32_to_cpu(data) & 0xffff);
 }
 
@@ -69,7 +75,8 @@ static u32 usb_read32(struct intf_hdl *intfhdl, u32 addr)
 	u16 wvalue;
 	u16 index;
 	u16 len;
-	__le32 data;
+	int status;
+	__le32 data = 0;
 	struct intf_priv *intfpriv = intfhdl->pintfpriv;
 
 	request = 0x05;
@@ -77,8 +84,10 @@ static u32 usb_read32(struct intf_hdl *intfhdl, u32 addr)
 	index = 0;
 	wvalue = (u16)(addr & 0x0000ffff);
 	len = 4;
-	r8712_usbctrl_vendorreq(intfpriv, request, wvalue, index, &data, len,
-				requesttype);
+	status = r8712_usbctrl_vendorreq(intfpriv, request, wvalue, index,
+					 &data, len, requesttype);
+	if (status < 0)
+		return 0;
 	return le32_to_cpu(data);
 }