static int digi_startup(struct usb_serial *serial)
 {
+       struct device *dev = &serial->interface->dev;
        struct digi_serial *serial_priv;
        int ret;
+       int i;
+
+       /* check whether the device has the expected number of endpoints */
+       if (serial->num_port_pointers < serial->type->num_ports + 1) {
+               dev_err(dev, "OOB endpoints missing\n");
+               return -ENODEV;
+       }
+
+       for (i = 0; i < serial->type->num_ports + 1 ; i++) {
+               if (!serial->port[i]->read_urb) {
+                       dev_err(dev, "bulk-in endpoint missing\n");
+                       return -ENODEV;
+               }
+               if (!serial->port[i]->write_urb) {
+                       dev_err(dev, "bulk-out endpoint missing\n");
+                       return -ENODEV;
+               }
+       }
 
        serial_priv = kzalloc(sizeof(*serial_priv), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!serial_priv)