diff --git a/drivers/regulator/irq_helpers.c b/drivers/regulator/irq_helpers.c
index 522764435575..a44a0b30a651 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/irq_helpers.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/irq_helpers.c
@@ -350,6 +350,9 @@ void *regulator_irq_helper(struct device *dev,
 
 	h->irq = irq;
 	h->desc = *d;
+	h->desc.name = devm_kstrdup(dev, d->name, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!h->desc.name)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	ret = init_rdev_state(dev, h, rdev, common_errs, per_rdev_errs,
 			      rdev_amount);