diff --git a/fs/ubifs/super.c b/fs/ubifs/super.c
index e1cd3dcf5a03..ad827cf642fe 100644
--- a/fs/ubifs/super.c
+++ b/fs/ubifs/super.c
@@ -1930,6 +1930,9 @@ static struct ubi_volume_desc *open_ubi(const char *name, int mode)
 	int dev, vol;
 	char *endptr;
 
+	if (!name || !*name)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
 	/* First, try to open using the device node path method */
 	ubi = ubi_open_volume_path(name, mode);
 	if (!IS_ERR(ubi))