diff --git a/drivers/video/msm/mdp.c b/drivers/video/msm/mdp.c
index 2b5bf79ffe75..c3636d55a3c5 100644
--- a/drivers/video/msm/mdp.c
+++ b/drivers/video/msm/mdp.c
@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@ int mdp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* register mdp device */
 	mdp->mdp_dev.dev.parent = &pdev->dev;
 	mdp->mdp_dev.dev.class = mdp_class;
+	dev_set_name(&mdp->mdp_dev.dev, "mdp%d", pdev->id);
 
 	/* if you can remove the platform device you'd have to implement
 	 * this: