diff --git a/mt7921/init.c b/mt7921/init.c
index 57672c69..d1d64fa7 100644
--- a/mt7921/init.c
+++ b/mt7921/init.c
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ static int mt7921_thermal_init(struct mt792x_phy *phy)
 
 	name = devm_kasprintf(&wiphy->dev, GFP_KERNEL, "mt7921_%s",
 			      wiphy_name(wiphy));
+	if (!name)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	hwmon = devm_hwmon_device_register_with_groups(&wiphy->dev, name, phy,
 						       mt7921_hwmon_groups);