diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
index d48061ec27dd9..e94d0750d5cc5 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_ssif.c
@@ -1603,6 +1603,11 @@ static int ssif_add_infos(struct i2c_client *client)
 	info->addr_src = SI_ACPI;
 	info->client = client;
 	info->adapter_name = kstrdup(client->adapter->name, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!info->adapter_name) {
+		kfree(info);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
 	info->binfo.addr = client->addr;
 	list_add_tail(&info->link, &ssif_infos);
 	return 0;