diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_property.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_property.c
index bae50e6b819df77b9c0c42e9b5a813821af157e7..fe8627fb7ae6c80ea678668eb8a0c6bbac717b4f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_property.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_property.c
@@ -99,10 +99,8 @@ struct drm_property *drm_property_create(struct drm_device *dev, int flags,
 	property->num_values = num_values;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&property->enum_list);
 
-	if (name) {
-		strncpy(property->name, name, DRM_PROP_NAME_LEN);
-		property->name[DRM_PROP_NAME_LEN-1] = '\0';
-	}
+	strncpy(property->name, name, DRM_PROP_NAME_LEN);
+	property->name[DRM_PROP_NAME_LEN-1] = '\0';
 
 	list_add_tail(&property->head, &dev->mode_config.property_list);