diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
index 9decee5a95c7..90731a547ed6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib.c
@@ -2721,6 +2721,7 @@ void gpiod_free(struct gpio_desc *desc)
 char *gpiochip_dup_line_label(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int offset)
 {
 	struct gpio_desc *desc;
+	const char *name;
 	char *label;
 
 	desc = gpiochip_get_desc(gc, offset);
@@ -2732,7 +2733,11 @@ char *gpiochip_dup_line_label(struct gpio_chip *gc, unsigned int offset)
 
 	guard(srcu)(&desc->gdev->desc_srcu);
 
-	label = kstrdup(gpiod_get_label(desc), GFP_KERNEL);
+	name = gpiod_get_label(desc);
+	if (!name)
+		return NULL;
+
+	label = kstrdup(name, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!label)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);