1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nfs/super.c b/fs/nfs/super.c
index 22ce3c8a2f46..0570391eaa16 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/super.c
@@ -1895,6 +1895,11 @@ static int nfs_parse_devname(const char *dev_name,
         size_t len;
         char *end;
 
+        if (unlikely(!dev_name || !*dev_name)) {
+                dfprintk(MOUNT, "NFS: device name not specified\n");
+                return -EINVAL;
+        }
+
         /* Is the host name protected with square brakcets? */
         if (*dev_name == '[') {
                 end = strchr(++dev_name, ']');