diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/mdesc.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/mdesc.c
index 1ef6156b1530..8f24f3d60b8c 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/mdesc.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/mdesc.c
@@ -355,6 +355,8 @@ static int get_vdev_port_node_info(struct mdesc_handle *md, u64 node,
 
 	node_info->vdev_port.id = *idp;
 	node_info->vdev_port.name = kstrdup_const(name, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!node_info->vdev_port.name)
+		return -1;
 	node_info->vdev_port.parent_cfg_hdl = *parent_cfg_hdlp;
 
 	return 0;