diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/vitesse-vsc73xx.c b/drivers/net/dsa/vitesse-vsc73xx.c
index 9f1b5f2e8a64..34fefa015fd7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/vitesse-vsc73xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/vitesse-vsc73xx.c
@@ -1227,6 +1227,8 @@ static int vsc73xx_gpio_probe(struct vsc73xx *vsc)
 
 	vsc->gc.label = devm_kasprintf(vsc->dev, GFP_KERNEL, "VSC%04x",
 				       vsc->chipid);
+	if (!vsc->gc.label)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	vsc->gc.ngpio = 4;
 	vsc->gc.owner = THIS_MODULE;
 	vsc->gc.parent = vsc->dev;