diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
index 2a770b8dca00..10ae6c6eab0a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
@@ -899,7 +899,9 @@ static int add_one_compat_dev(struct ib_device *device,
 	cdev->dev.parent = device->dev.parent;
 	rdma_init_coredev(cdev, device, read_pnet(&rnet->net));
 	cdev->dev.release = compatdev_release;
-	dev_set_name(&cdev->dev, "%s", dev_name(&device->dev));
+	ret = dev_set_name(&cdev->dev, "%s", dev_name(&device->dev));
+	if (ret)
+		goto add_err;
 
 	ret = device_add(&cdev->dev);
 	if (ret)