diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/brcmnand/brcmnand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/brcmnand/brcmnand.c
index 54842512edb1..e0797abb1ebd 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/brcmnand/brcmnand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/brcmnand/brcmnand.c
@@ -2237,6 +2237,9 @@ static int brcmnand_init_cs(struct brcmnand_host *host, struct device_node *dn)
 	nand_set_controller_data(chip, host);
 	mtd->name = devm_kasprintf(&pdev->dev, GFP_KERNEL, "brcmnand.%d",
 				   host->cs);
+	if (!mtd->name)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	mtd->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 	mtd->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;