diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/fsl_ifc_nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/fsl_ifc_nand.c
index 315263c94497..be6bbc1c184d 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/fsl_ifc_nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/fsl_ifc_nand.c
@@ -964,10 +964,6 @@ static int fsl_ifc_chip_init(struct fsl_ifc_mtd *priv)
 
 static int fsl_ifc_chip_remove(struct fsl_ifc_mtd *priv)
 {
-	struct mtd_info *mtd = nand_to_mtd(&priv->chip);
-
-	kfree(mtd->name);
-
 	ifc_nand_ctrl->chips[priv->bank] = NULL;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1064,7 +1060,7 @@ static int fsl_ifc_nand_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 		  &ifc->ifc_nand.nand_evter_intr_en);
 
 	mtd = nand_to_mtd(&priv->chip);
-	mtd->name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%llx.flash", (u64)res->start);
+	mtd->name = devm_kasprintf(priv->dev, GFP_KERNEL, "%llx.flash", (u64)res->start);
 	if (!mtd->name) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err;