{
        struct block_device *bdev;
        struct block2mtd_dev *dev;
+       char *name;
 
        if (!devname)
                return NULL;
 
        /* Setup the MTD structure */
        /* make the name contain the block device in */
-       dev->mtd.name = kmalloc(sizeof("block2mtd: ") + strlen(devname),
+       name = kmalloc(sizeof("block2mtd: ") + strlen(devname) + 1,
                        GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!dev->mtd.name)
+       if (!name)
                goto devinit_err;
 
-       sprintf(dev->mtd.name, "block2mtd: %s", devname);
+       sprintf(name, "block2mtd: %s", devname);
+       dev->mtd.name = name;
 
        dev->mtd.size = dev->blkdev->bd_inode->i_size & PAGE_MASK;
        dev->mtd.erasesize = erase_size;