diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-irqchip.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-irqchip.c
index f9a7001dacb7..56a1f7ce78d2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-irqchip.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-irqchip.c
@@ -275,6 +275,8 @@ int __init opal_event_init(void)
 		else
 			name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "opal");
 
+		if (!name)
+			continue;
 		/* Install interrupt handler */
 		rc = request_irq(r->start, opal_interrupt, r->flags & IRQD_TRIGGER_MASK,
 				 name, NULL);