diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_IDLETIMER.c b/net/netfilter/xt_IDLETIMER.c
index c6acfc2d9c8414..eb4cbd244c3d31 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_IDLETIMER.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_IDLETIMER.c
@@ -114,6 +114,22 @@ static void idletimer_tg_expired(struct timer_list *t)
 	schedule_work(&timer->work);
 }
 
+static int idletimer_check_sysfs_name(const char *name, unsigned int size)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = xt_check_proc_name(name, size);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (!strcmp(name, "power") ||
+	    !strcmp(name, "subsystem") ||
+	    !strcmp(name, "uevent"))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int idletimer_tg_create(struct idletimer_tg_info *info)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -124,6 +140,10 @@ static int idletimer_tg_create(struct idletimer_tg_info *info)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	ret = idletimer_check_sysfs_name(info->label, sizeof(info->label));
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out_free_timer;
+
 	sysfs_attr_init(&info->timer->attr.attr);
 	info->timer->attr.attr.name = kstrdup(info->label, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!info->timer->attr.attr.name) {