diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/setup.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/setup.c
index 491e6a604e82..249229ab4942 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/setup.c
@@ -1094,8 +1094,9 @@ get_sysnames(unsigned long type, unsigned long variation, unsigned long cpu,
 	default: /* default to variation "0" for now */
 		break;
 	case ST_DEC_EB164:
-		if (member < ARRAY_SIZE(eb164_indices))
-			*variation_name = eb164_names[eb164_indices[member]];
+		if (member >= ARRAY_SIZE(eb164_indices))
+			break;
+		*variation_name = eb164_names[eb164_indices[member]];
 		/* PC164 may show as EB164 variation, but with EV56 CPU,
 		   so, since no true EB164 had anything but EV5... */
 		if (eb164_indices[member] == 0 && cpu == EV56_CPU)