diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/rndis.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/rndis.c
index ee337f72c644..972d5ddd1e18 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/rndis.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/rndis.c
@@ -293,9 +293,13 @@ gen_ndis_query_resp (int configNr, u32 OID, u8 *buf, unsigned buf_len,
 	/* mandatory */
 	case OID_GEN_VENDOR_DESCRIPTION:
 		pr_debug("%s: OID_GEN_VENDOR_DESCRIPTION\n", __func__);
-		length = strlen (rndis_per_dev_params [configNr].vendorDescr);
-		memcpy (outbuf,
-			rndis_per_dev_params [configNr].vendorDescr, length);
+		if ( rndis_per_dev_params [configNr].vendorDescr ) {
+			length = strlen (rndis_per_dev_params [configNr].vendorDescr);
+			memcpy (outbuf,
+				rndis_per_dev_params [configNr].vendorDescr, length);
+		} else {
+			outbuf[0] = 0;
+		}
 		retval = 0;
 		break;