1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/kobject.c b/lib/kobject.c
index 7a0e6809490d..fe4ae36ce960 100644
--- a/lib/kobject.c
+++ b/lib/kobject.c
@@ -162,6 +162,11 @@ int kobject_add(struct kobject * kobj)
                 return -ENOENT;
         if (!kobj->k_name)
                 kobj->k_name = kobj->name;
+        if (!kobj->k_name) {
+                pr_debug("kobject attempted to be registered with no name!\n");
+                WARN_ON(1);
+                return -EINVAL;
+        }
         parent = kobject_get(kobj->parent);
 
         pr_debug("kobject %s: registering. parent: %s, set: %s\n",