diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/setup.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/setup.c
index 2c822ef94f341417624fa6c89253b98e77229875..d4b740538ad57430d57854e58bd257dde366933b 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/setup.c
@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@ static void __init setup_machine_fdt(phys_addr_t dt_phys)
 	}
 
 	name = of_flat_dt_get_machine_name();
+	if (!name)
+		return;
+
 	pr_info("Machine model: %s\n", name);
 	dump_stack_set_arch_desc("%s (DT)", name);
 }