diff --git a/net/netlink/genetlink.c b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
index f2aabb6f410582439604d7a3c0f379a5cd798621..5a55be3f17a54aa2acac3ce109c412c86c652b36 100644
--- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ int genl_register_mc_group(struct genl_family *family,
 	int err = 0;
 
 	BUG_ON(grp->name[0] == '\0');
+	BUG_ON(memchr(grp->name, '\0', GENL_NAMSIZ) == NULL);
 
 	genl_lock();