diff --git a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/netdev.c b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/netdev.c
index 63e4b709efa956b100626e3fc56bd248f4a7828f..1d76ae855f077dd5d3dbb7230d392ecc7c0b3c68 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wimax/i2400m/netdev.c
@@ -597,7 +597,8 @@ static void i2400m_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *net_dev,
 	struct i2400m *i2400m = net_dev_to_i2400m(net_dev);
 
 	strncpy(info->driver, KBUILD_MODNAME, sizeof(info->driver) - 1);
-	strncpy(info->fw_version, i2400m->fw_name, sizeof(info->fw_version) - 1);
+	strncpy(info->fw_version,
+	        i2400m->fw_name ? : "", sizeof(info->fw_version) - 1);
 	if (net_dev->dev.parent)
 		strncpy(info->bus_info, dev_name(net_dev->dev.parent),
 			sizeof(info->bus_info) - 1);