diff --git a/hw/usb/core.c b/hw/usb/core.c
index 5abd128b6b..5234dcc73f 100644
--- a/hw/usb/core.c
+++ b/hw/usb/core.c
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ void usb_wakeup(USBEndpoint *ep, unsigned int stream)
 static void do_token_setup(USBDevice *s, USBPacket *p)
 {
     int request, value, index;
+    unsigned int setup_len;
 
     if (p->iov.size != 8) {
         p->status = USB_RET_STALL;
@@ -138,14 +139,15 @@ static void do_token_setup(USBDevice *s, USBPacket *p)
     usb_packet_copy(p, s->setup_buf, p->iov.size);
     s->setup_index = 0;
     p->actual_length = 0;
-    s->setup_len   = (s->setup_buf[7] << 8) | s->setup_buf[6];
-    if (s->setup_len > sizeof(s->data_buf)) {
+    setup_len = (s->setup_buf[7] << 8) | s->setup_buf[6];
+    if (setup_len > sizeof(s->data_buf)) {
         fprintf(stderr,
                 "usb_generic_handle_packet: ctrl buffer too small (%d > %zu)\n",
-                s->setup_len, sizeof(s->data_buf));
+                setup_len, sizeof(s->data_buf));
         p->status = USB_RET_STALL;
         return;
     }
+    s->setup_len = setup_len;
 
     request = (s->setup_buf[0] << 8) | s->setup_buf[1];
     value   = (s->setup_buf[3] << 8) | s->setup_buf[2];
@@ -259,26 +261,28 @@ static void do_token_out(USBDevice *s, USBPacket *p)
 static void do_parameter(USBDevice *s, USBPacket *p)
 {
     int i, request, value, index;
+    unsigned int setup_len;
 
     for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
         s->setup_buf[i] = p->parameter >> (i*8);
     }
 
     s->setup_state = SETUP_STATE_PARAM;
-    s->setup_len   = (s->setup_buf[7] << 8) | s->setup_buf[6];
     s->setup_index = 0;
 
     request = (s->setup_buf[0] << 8) | s->setup_buf[1];
     value   = (s->setup_buf[3] << 8) | s->setup_buf[2];
     index   = (s->setup_buf[5] << 8) | s->setup_buf[4];
 
-    if (s->setup_len > sizeof(s->data_buf)) {
+    setup_len = (s->setup_buf[7] << 8) | s->setup_buf[6];
+    if (setup_len > sizeof(s->data_buf)) {
         fprintf(stderr,
                 "usb_generic_handle_packet: ctrl buffer too small (%d > %zu)\n",
-                s->setup_len, sizeof(s->data_buf));
+                setup_len, sizeof(s->data_buf));
         p->status = USB_RET_STALL;
         return;
     }
+    s->setup_len = setup_len;
 
     if (p->pid == USB_TOKEN_OUT) {
         usb_packet_copy(p, s->data_buf, s->setup_len);