diff --git a/lib/efi_driver/efi_block_device.c b/lib/efi_driver/efi_block_device.c
index 9c807ff71d..5b9c139f38 100644
--- a/lib/efi_driver/efi_block_device.c
+++ b/lib/efi_driver/efi_block_device.c
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ static int efi_bl_bind(efi_handle_t handle, void *interface)
 		return ret;
 	if (!bdev)
 		return -ENOENT;
+	/* Set the DM_FLAG_NAME_ALLOCED flag to avoid a memory leak */
+	device_set_name_alloced(bdev);
 	/* Allocate priv */
 	ret = device_probe(bdev);
 	if (ret)