diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/zcomp.c b/drivers/block/zram/zcomp.c
index a771a8ecc540..974c4691887e 100644
--- a/drivers/block/zram/zcomp.c
+++ b/drivers/block/zram/zcomp.c
@@ -84,9 +84,14 @@ static const struct zcomp_ops *lookup_backend_ops(const char *comp)
 	return backends[i];
 }
 
-bool zcomp_available_algorithm(const char *comp)
+const char *zcomp_lookup_backend_name(const char *comp)
 {
-	return lookup_backend_ops(comp) != NULL;
+	const struct zcomp_ops *backend = lookup_backend_ops(comp);
+
+	if (backend)
+		return backend->name;
+
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 /* show available compressors */
diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/zcomp.h b/drivers/block/zram/zcomp.h
index eacfd3f7d61d..81a0f3f6ff48 100644
--- a/drivers/block/zram/zcomp.h
+++ b/drivers/block/zram/zcomp.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ struct zcomp {
 int zcomp_cpu_up_prepare(unsigned int cpu, struct hlist_node *node);
 int zcomp_cpu_dead(unsigned int cpu, struct hlist_node *node);
 ssize_t zcomp_available_show(const char *comp, char *buf, ssize_t at);
-bool zcomp_available_algorithm(const char *comp);
+const char *zcomp_lookup_backend_name(const char *comp);
 
 struct zcomp *zcomp_create(const char *alg, struct zcomp_params *params);
 void zcomp_destroy(struct zcomp *comp);
diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
index a324ede6206d..fa38d26119ec 100644
--- a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
@@ -1637,43 +1637,29 @@ static void zram_debugfs_unregister(struct zram *zram) {};
 
 static void comp_algorithm_set(struct zram *zram, u32 prio, const char *alg)
 {
-	/* Do not free statically defined compression algorithms */
-	if (zram->comp_algs[prio] != default_compressor)
-		kfree(zram->comp_algs[prio]);
-
 	zram->comp_algs[prio] = alg;
 }
 
 static int __comp_algorithm_store(struct zram *zram, u32 prio, const char *buf)
 {
-	char *compressor;
+	const char *alg;
 	size_t sz;
 
 	sz = strlen(buf);
 	if (sz >= ZRAM_MAX_ALGO_NAME_SZ)
 		return -E2BIG;
 
-	compressor = kstrdup(buf, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!compressor)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	/* ignore trailing newline */
-	if (sz > 0 && compressor[sz - 1] == '\n')
-		compressor[sz - 1] = 0x00;
-
-	if (!zcomp_available_algorithm(compressor)) {
-		kfree(compressor);
+	alg = zcomp_lookup_backend_name(buf);
+	if (!alg)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 
 	guard(rwsem_write)(&zram->dev_lock);
 	if (init_done(zram)) {
-		kfree(compressor);
 		pr_info("Can't change algorithm for initialized device\n");
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
-	comp_algorithm_set(zram, prio, compressor);
+	comp_algorithm_set(zram, prio, alg);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2851,12 +2837,8 @@ static void zram_destroy_comps(struct zram *zram)
 		zram->num_active_comps--;
 	}
 
-	for (prio = ZRAM_PRIMARY_COMP; prio < ZRAM_MAX_COMPS; prio++) {
-		/* Do not free statically defined compression algorithms */
-		if (zram->comp_algs[prio] != default_compressor)
-			kfree(zram->comp_algs[prio]);
+	for (prio = ZRAM_PRIMARY_COMP; prio < ZRAM_MAX_COMPS; prio++)
 		zram->comp_algs[prio] = NULL;
-	}
 
 	zram_comp_params_reset(zram);
 }