diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/rpaphp_slot.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/rpaphp_slot.c
index 736d3b43ed0b..2ea9cf1a8d02 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/rpaphp_slot.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/rpaphp_slot.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static void rpaphp_release_slot(struct hotplug_slot *hotplug_slot)
 void dealloc_slot_struct(struct slot *slot)
 {
 	kfree(slot->hotplug_slot->info);
-	kfree(slot->hotplug_slot->name);
+	kfree(slot->name);
 	kfree(slot->hotplug_slot);
 	kfree(slot);
 }
@@ -63,11 +63,9 @@ struct slot *alloc_slot_struct(struct device_node *dn,
 					   GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!slot->hotplug_slot->info)
 		goto error_hpslot;
-	slot->hotplug_slot->name = kmalloc(strlen(drc_name) + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!slot->hotplug_slot->name)
+	slot->name = kstrdup(drc_name, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!slot->name)
 		goto error_info;	
-	slot->name = slot->hotplug_slot->name;
-	strcpy(slot->name, drc_name);
 	slot->dn = dn;
 	slot->index = drc_index;
 	slot->power_domain = power_domain;