diff --git a/tools/usb/usbip/libsrc/usbip_host_common.c b/tools/usb/usbip/libsrc/usbip_host_common.c
index dc93fadbee96..d79c7581b175 100644
--- a/tools/usb/usbip/libsrc/usbip_host_common.c
+++ b/tools/usb/usbip/libsrc/usbip_host_common.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static int32_t read_attr_usbip_status(struct usbip_usb_device *udev)
 	int size;
 	int fd;
 	int length;
-	char status;
+	char status[2] = { 0 };
 	int value = 0;
 
 	size = snprintf(status_attr_path, sizeof(status_attr_path),
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ static int32_t read_attr_usbip_status(struct usbip_usb_device *udev)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	length = read(fd, &status, 1);
+	length = read(fd, status, 1);
 	if (length < 0) {
 		err("error reading attribute %s", status_attr_path);
 		close(fd);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	value = atoi(&status);
+	value = atoi(status);
 
 	return value;
 }