diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/super.c b/fs/bcachefs/super.c
index 6b23e11825e6..24fa41bbe7e3 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/super.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/super.c
@@ -818,13 +818,13 @@ static struct bch_fs *bch2_fs_alloc(struct bch_sb *sb, struct bch_opts opts)
 		goto err;
 
 	pr_uuid(&name, c->sb.user_uuid.b);
-	strscpy(c->name, name.buf, sizeof(c->name));
-	printbuf_exit(&name);
-
 	ret = name.allocation_failure ? -BCH_ERR_ENOMEM_fs_name_alloc : 0;
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
 
+	strscpy(c->name, name.buf, sizeof(c->name));
+	printbuf_exit(&name);
+
 	/* Compat: */
 	if (le16_to_cpu(sb->version) <= bcachefs_metadata_version_inode_v2 &&
 	    !BCH_SB_JOURNAL_FLUSH_DELAY(sb))