diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c b/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c
index dbe096eefa75..51e8977d3eb4 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c
@@ -696,6 +696,11 @@ static int hp_init_bios_package_attribute(enum hp_wmi_data_type attr_type,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	if (!str_value || !str_value[0]) {
+		pr_debug("Ignoring attribute with empty name\n");
+		goto pack_attr_exit;
+	}
+
 	/* All duplicate attributes found are ignored */
 	duplicate = kset_find_obj(temp_kset, str_value);
 	if (duplicate) {