diff --git a/drivers/firewire/ohci.c b/drivers/firewire/ohci.c
index ae4556f0c0c1..96768e160866 100644
--- a/drivers/firewire/ohci.c
+++ b/drivers/firewire/ohci.c
@@ -2218,6 +2218,13 @@ static int ohci_queue_iso_receive_dualbuffer(struct fw_iso_context *base,
 	page     = payload >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	offset   = payload & ~PAGE_MASK;
 	rest     = p->payload_length;
+	/*
+	 * The controllers I've tested have not worked correctly when
+	 * second_req_count is zero.  Rather than do something we know won't
+	 * work, return an error
+	 */
+	if (rest == 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* FIXME: make packet-per-buffer/dual-buffer a context option */
 	while (rest > 0) {
@@ -2271,7 +2278,7 @@ static int ohci_queue_iso_receive_packet_per_buffer(struct fw_iso_context *base,
 					unsigned long payload)
 {
 	struct iso_context *ctx = container_of(base, struct iso_context, base);
-	struct descriptor *d = NULL, *pd = NULL;
+	struct descriptor *d, *pd;
 	struct fw_iso_packet *p = packet;
 	dma_addr_t d_bus, page_bus;
 	u32 z, header_z, rest;
@@ -2309,8 +2316,9 @@ static int ohci_queue_iso_receive_packet_per_buffer(struct fw_iso_context *base,
 		d->data_address = cpu_to_le32(d_bus + (z * sizeof(*d)));
 
 		rest = payload_per_buffer;
+		pd = d;
 		for (j = 1; j < z; j++) {
-			pd = d + j;
+			pd++;
 			pd->control = cpu_to_le16(DESCRIPTOR_STATUS |
 						  DESCRIPTOR_INPUT_MORE);