diff --git a/mt7996/init.c b/mt7996/init.c
index 3daf164a..e0abe6fe 100644
--- a/mt7996/init.c
+++ b/mt7996/init.c
@@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ static int mt7996_thermal_init(struct mt7996_phy *phy)
 
 	name = devm_kasprintf(&wiphy->dev, GFP_KERNEL, "mt7996_%s.%d",
 			      wiphy_name(wiphy), phy->mt76->band_idx);
+	if (!name)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	snprintf(cname, sizeof(cname), "cooling_device%d", phy->mt76->band_idx);
 
 	cdev = thermal_cooling_device_register(name, phy, &mt7996_thermal_ops);