diff --git a/crypto/pcrypt.c b/crypto/pcrypt.c
index 61ff946db748..faa62546dc61 100644
--- a/crypto/pcrypt.c
+++ b/crypto/pcrypt.c
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ static int pcrypt_sysfs_add(struct padata_instance *pinst, const char *name)
 	int ret;
 
 	pinst->kobj.kset = pcrypt_kset;
-	ret = kobject_add(&pinst->kobj, NULL, name);
+	ret = kobject_add(&pinst->kobj, NULL, "%s", name);
 	if (!ret)
 		kobject_uevent(&pinst->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);