diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/property.c b/drivers/thunderbolt/property.c
index 841314deb446..d5b0cdb8f0b1 100644
--- a/drivers/thunderbolt/property.c
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/property.c
@@ -587,7 +587,12 @@ int tb_property_add_text(struct tb_property_dir *parent, const char *key,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	property->length = size / 4;
-	property->value.data = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	property->value.text = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!property->value.text) {
+		kfree(property);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
 	strcpy(property->value.text, text);
 
 	list_add_tail(&property->list, &parent->properties);