diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c
index f237ddbb2713..111ea41c4ecd 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/cdev.c
@@ -853,7 +853,6 @@ static long ubi_cdev_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		req.name[req.name_len] = '\0';
 		err = verify_mkvol_req(ubi, &req);
 		if (err)
 			break;