diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/core.c b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
index 48fbe49e3772..9da4edbabfe7 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
@@ -661,18 +661,24 @@ struct nvmem_device *nvmem_register(const struct nvmem_config *config)
 
 	switch (config->id) {
 	case NVMEM_DEVID_NONE:
-		dev_set_name(&nvmem->dev, "%s", config->name);
+		rval = dev_set_name(&nvmem->dev, "%s", config->name);
 		break;
 	case NVMEM_DEVID_AUTO:
-		dev_set_name(&nvmem->dev, "%s%d", config->name, nvmem->id);
+		rval = dev_set_name(&nvmem->dev, "%s%d", config->name, nvmem->id);
 		break;
 	default:
-		dev_set_name(&nvmem->dev, "%s%d",
+		rval = dev_set_name(&nvmem->dev, "%s%d",
 			     config->name ? : "nvmem",
 			     config->name ? config->id : nvmem->id);
 		break;
 	}
 
+	if (rval) {
+		ida_free(&nvmem_ida, nvmem->id);
+		kfree(nvmem);
+		return ERR_PTR(rval);
+	}
+
 	nvmem->read_only = device_property_present(config->dev, "read-only") ||
 			   config->read_only || !nvmem->reg_write;