diff --git a/drivers/of/base.c b/drivers/of/base.c
index 017dd94..942461f 100644
--- a/drivers/of/base.c
+++ b/drivers/of/base.c
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@
 	return memory_read_from_buffer(buf, count, &offset, pp->value, pp->length);
 }
 
+/* always return newly allocated name, caller must free after use */
 static const char *safe_name(struct kobject *kobj, const char *orig_name)
 {
 	const char *name = orig_name;
@@ -126,9 +127,12 @@
 		name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s#%i", orig_name, ++i);
 	}
 
-	if (name != orig_name)
+	if (name == orig_name) {
+		name = kstrdup(orig_name, GFP_KERNEL);
+	} else {
 		pr_warn("device-tree: Duplicate name in %s, renamed to \"%s\"\n",
 			kobject_name(kobj), name);
+	}
 	return name;
 }
 
@@ -159,6 +163,7 @@
 int __of_attach_node_sysfs(struct device_node *np)
 {
 	const char *name;
+	struct kobject *parent;
 	struct property *pp;
 	int rc;
 
@@ -171,15 +176,16 @@
 	np->kobj.kset = of_kset;
 	if (!np->parent) {
 		/* Nodes without parents are new top level trees */
-		rc = kobject_add(&np->kobj, NULL, "%s",
-				 safe_name(&of_kset->kobj, "base"));
+		name = safe_name(&of_kset->kobj, "base");
+		parent = NULL;
 	} else {
 		name = safe_name(&np->parent->kobj, kbasename(np->full_name));
-		if (!name || !name[0])
-			return -EINVAL;
-
-		rc = kobject_add(&np->kobj, &np->parent->kobj, "%s", name);
+		parent = &np->parent->kobj;
 	}
+	if (!name)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	rc = kobject_add(&np->kobj, parent, "%s", name);
+	kfree(name);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
@@ -1753,6 +1759,12 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void __of_sysfs_remove_bin_file(struct device_node *np, struct property *prop)
+{
+	sysfs_remove_bin_file(&np->kobj, &prop->attr);
+	kfree(prop->attr.attr.name);
+}
+
 void __of_remove_property_sysfs(struct device_node *np, struct property *prop)
 {
 	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SYSFS))
@@ -1760,7 +1772,7 @@
 
 	/* at early boot, bail here and defer setup to of_init() */
 	if (of_kset && of_node_is_attached(np))
-		sysfs_remove_bin_file(&np->kobj, &prop->attr);
+		__of_sysfs_remove_bin_file(np, prop);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1830,7 +1842,7 @@
 		return;
 
 	if (oldprop)
-		sysfs_remove_bin_file(&np->kobj, &oldprop->attr);
+		__of_sysfs_remove_bin_file(np, oldprop);
 	__of_add_property_sysfs(np, newprop);
 }