diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/f_fs.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/f_fs.c
index 1499f9e4afa8..19fffccc370d 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/f_fs.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/f_fs.c
@@ -368,6 +368,14 @@ static int __ffs_ep0_queue_wait(struct ffs_data *ffs, char *data, size_t len)
 	req->buf      = data;
 	req->length   = len;
 
+	/*
+	 * UDC layer requires to provide a buffer even for ZLP, but should
+	 * not use it at all. Let's provide some poisoned pointer to catch
+	 * possible bug in the driver.
+	 */
+	if (req->buf == NULL)
+		req->buf = (void *)0xDEADBABE;
+
 	INIT_COMPLETION(ffs->ep0req_completion);
 
 	ret = usb_ep_queue(ffs->gadget->ep0, req, GFP_ATOMIC);