diff --git a/drivers/net/can/usb/ucan.c b/drivers/net/can/usb/ucan.c
index 43350f56e223..68a4dbbd605a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/usb/ucan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/usb/ucan.c
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ static void ucan_read_bulk_callback(struct urb *urb)
 		len = le16_to_cpu(m->len);
 
 		/* check sanity (length of content) */
-		if (urb->actual_length - pos < len) {
+		if ((len == 0) || (urb->actual_length - pos < len)) {
 			netdev_warn(up->netdev,
 				    "invalid message (short; no data; l:%d)\n",
 				    urb->actual_length);