diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c
index 3320a50..ad76592 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c
@@ -632,6 +632,9 @@ static int verify_mkvol_req(const struct ubi_device *ubi,
 	if (req->alignment != 1 && n)
 		goto bad;
 
+	if (!req->name[0] || !req->name_len)
+		goto bad;
+
 	if (req->name_len > UBI_VOL_NAME_MAX) {
 		err = -ENAMETOOLONG;
 		goto bad;