1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.c b/net/batman-adv/main.c
index 3e30a0f1b908..9c620cd3b5f7 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.c
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ static int batadv_param_set_ra(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
         char *algo_name = (char *)val;
         size_t name_len = strlen(algo_name);
 
-        if (algo_name[name_len - 1] == '\n')
+        if (name_len > 0 && algo_name[name_len - 1] == '\n')
                 algo_name[name_len - 1] = '\0';
 
         bat_algo_ops = batadv_algo_get(algo_name);