diff --git a/drivers/thermal/testing/command.c b/drivers/thermal/testing/command.c
index 1159ecea57e7..fbf7ab9729b5 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/testing/command.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/testing/command.c
@@ -116,18 +116,30 @@ static int tt_command_exec(int index, const char *arg)
 		break;
 
 	case TT_CMD_DELTZ:
+		if (!arg || !*arg)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
 		ret = tt_del_tz(arg);
 		break;
 
 	case TT_CMD_TZADDTRIP:
+		if (!arg || !*arg)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
 		ret = tt_zone_add_trip(arg);
 		break;
 
 	case TT_CMD_TZREG:
+		if (!arg || !*arg)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
 		ret = tt_zone_reg(arg);
 		break;
 
 	case TT_CMD_TZUNREG:
+		if (!arg || !*arg)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
 		ret = tt_zone_unreg(arg);
 		break;