diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
index 063e229ead5ef..38c73cdbef70e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
@@ -1482,6 +1482,11 @@ static int uvc_scan_chain_forward(struct uvc_video_chain *chain,
 			break;
 		if (forward == prev)
 			continue;
+		if (forward->chain.next || forward->chain.prev) {
+			uvc_trace(UVC_TRACE_DESCR, "Found reference to "
+				"entity %d already in chain.\n", forward->id);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 
 		switch (UVC_ENTITY_TYPE(forward)) {
 		case UVC_VC_EXTENSION_UNIT:
@@ -1563,6 +1568,13 @@ static int uvc_scan_chain_backward(struct uvc_video_chain *chain,
 				return -1;
 			}
 
+			if (term->chain.next || term->chain.prev) {
+				uvc_trace(UVC_TRACE_DESCR, "Found reference to "
+					"entity %d already in chain.\n",
+					term->id);
+				return -EINVAL;
+			}
+
 			if (uvc_trace_param & UVC_TRACE_PROBE)
 				printk(KERN_CONT " %d", term->id);