diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index c49f1f8b2e57..1e9290983694 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -2004,9 +2004,11 @@ static ssize_t wwid_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	if (memchr_inv(ns->eui, 0, sizeof(ns->eui)))
 		return sprintf(buf, "eui.%8phN\n", ns->eui);
 
-	while (ctrl->serial[serial_len - 1] == ' ')
+	while (serial_len > 0 && (ctrl->serial[serial_len - 1] == ' ' ||
+				  ctrl->serial[serial_len - 1] == '\0'))
 		serial_len--;
-	while (ctrl->model[model_len - 1] == ' ')
+	while (model_len > 0 && (ctrl->model[model_len - 1] == ' ' ||
+				 ctrl->model[model_len - 1] == '\0'))
 		model_len--;
 
 	return sprintf(buf, "nvme.%04x-%*phN-%*phN-%08x\n", ctrl->vid,