diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/meson-gx-mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/meson-gx-mmc.c
index 002e4aac7ca99f05dc3bcbdb21b8d665dfa862b1..684cc08813ac534362b86a307c69ff4bec416694 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/meson-gx-mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/meson-gx-mmc.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ static int meson_mmc_clk_init(struct meson_host *host)
 
 	/* create the divider */
 	snprintf(clk_name, sizeof(clk_name), "%s#div", dev_name(host->dev));
-	init.name = devm_kstrdup(host->dev, clk_name, GFP_KERNEL);
+	init.name = clk_name;
 	init.ops = &clk_divider_ops;
 	init.flags = CLK_SET_RATE_PARENT;
 	clk_div_parents[0] = __clk_get_name(host->mux_clk);