diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c
index 0495c94a23d7..289e20119fea 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ static struct config_group *function_make(
 	if (IS_ERR(fi))
 		return ERR_CAST(fi);
 
-	ret = config_item_set_name(&fi->group.cg_item, name);
+	ret = config_item_set_name(&fi->group.cg_item, "%s", name);
 	if (ret) {
 		usb_put_function_instance(fi);
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
diff --git a/fs/configfs/item.c b/fs/configfs/item.c
index 4d6a30e76168..b863a09cd2f1 100644
--- a/fs/configfs/item.c
+++ b/fs/configfs/item.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void config_item_init_type_name(struct config_item *item,
 				const char *name,
 				struct config_item_type *type)
 {
-	config_item_set_name(item, name);
+	config_item_set_name(item, "%s", name);
 	item->ci_type = type;
 	config_item_init(item);
 }
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(config_item_init_type_name);
 void config_group_init_type_name(struct config_group *group, const char *name,
 			 struct config_item_type *type)
 {
-	config_item_set_name(&group->cg_item, name);
+	config_item_set_name(&group->cg_item, "%s", name);
 	group->cg_item.ci_type = type;
 	config_group_init(group);
 }