diff --git a/drivers/misc/tps6594-pfsm.c b/drivers/misc/tps6594-pfsm.c
index 88dcac814892..71fbe31542e5 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/tps6594-pfsm.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/tps6594-pfsm.c
@@ -260,6 +260,9 @@ static int tps6594_pfsm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	pfsm->miscdev.minor = MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR;
 	pfsm->miscdev.name = devm_kasprintf(dev, GFP_KERNEL, "pfsm-%ld-0x%02x",
 					    tps->chip_id, tps->reg);
+	if (!pfsm->miscdev.name)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	pfsm->miscdev.fops = &tps6594_pfsm_fops;
 	pfsm->miscdev.parent = dev->parent;