diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
index b8a7ce379ffe..75fbdfb8aaef 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/main.c
@@ -492,6 +492,12 @@ static struct dentry *ecryptfs_mount(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	if (!dev_name) {
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		err = "Device name cannot be null";
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	rc = ecryptfs_parse_options(sbi, raw_data, &check_ruid);
 	if (rc) {
 		err = "Error parsing options";