diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_fw.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_fw.c
index e45933e333b5..fa88b2f9da76 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_fw.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_fw.c
@@ -603,6 +603,9 @@ static int panthor_fw_load_section_entry(struct panthor_device *ptdev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (!section_size)
+		return 0;
+
 	name_len = iter->size - iter->offset;
 
 	section = drmm_kzalloc(&ptdev->base, sizeof(*section), GFP_KERNEL);