diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.h b/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.h
index 3166ef328eba..6b6748e4be21 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.h
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/wmi.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
@@ -285,8 +286,9 @@ enum hp_wmi_data_elements {
 	{								\
 		int i;							\
 									\
-		for (i = 0; i <= bioscfg_drv.type##_instances_count; i++) { \
-			if (!strcmp(kobj->name, bioscfg_drv.type##_data[i].attr_name_kobj->name)) \
+		for (i = 0; i < bioscfg_drv.type##_instances_count; i++) { \
+			if (bioscfg_drv.type##_data[i].attr_name_kobj &&	\
+			    !strcmp(kobj->name, bioscfg_drv.type##_data[i].attr_name_kobj->name)) \
 				return i;				\
 		}							\
 		return -EIO;						\