diff --git a/src/pcrextend/pcrextend.c b/src/pcrextend/pcrextend.c
index c80bf376fd..c319ddd0f8 100644
--- a/src/pcrextend/pcrextend.c
+++ b/src/pcrextend/pcrextend.c
@@ -327,6 +327,8 @@ static int extend_nvpcr_now(
         _cleanup_(tpm2_context_unrefp) Tpm2Context *c = NULL;
         int r;
 
+        assert(name);
+
         r = tpm2_context_new_or_warn(arg_tpm2_device, &c);
         if (r < 0)
                 return r;