diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_ncm.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_ncm.c
index 16361b0a8b46..bdcda9f5148e 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_ncm.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/f_ncm.c
@@ -1441,6 +1441,9 @@ static int ncm_bind(struct usb_configuration *c, struct usb_function *f)
 
 	status = usb_assign_descriptors(f, ncm_fs_function, ncm_hs_function,
 			NULL);
+	if (status)
+		goto fail;
+
 	/*
 	 * NOTE:  all that is done without knowing or caring about
 	 * the network link ... which is unavailable to this code