diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/configfs.c b/drivers/nvme/target/configfs.c
index d3f3b3ec4d1a..ebea1373d1b7 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/configfs.c
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ static ssize_t nvmet_ns_device_path_store(struct config_item *item,
 {
 	struct nvmet_ns *ns = to_nvmet_ns(item);
 	struct nvmet_subsys *subsys = ns->subsys;
+	size_t len;
 	int ret;
 
 	mutex_lock(&subsys->lock);
@@ -289,10 +290,14 @@ static ssize_t nvmet_ns_device_path_store(struct config_item *item,
 	if (ns->enabled)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	kfree(ns->device_path);
+	ret = -EINVAL;
+	len = strcspn(page, "\n");
+	if (!len)
+		goto out_unlock;
 
+	kfree(ns->device_path);
 	ret = -ENOMEM;
-	ns->device_path = kstrndup(page, strcspn(page, "\n"), GFP_KERNEL);
+	ns->device_path = kstrndup(page, len, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ns->device_path)
 		goto out_unlock;