diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c b/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
index c383322ec2ba..bb2e1387b119 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
@@ -883,15 +883,16 @@ static const struct device_type mei_cl_device_type = {
 
 /**
  * mei_cl_bus_set_name - set device name for me client device
+ *  <controller>-<client device>
+ *  Example: 0000:00:16.0-55213584-9a29-4916-badf-0fb7ed682aeb
  *
  * @cldev: me client device
  */
 static inline void mei_cl_bus_set_name(struct mei_cl_device *cldev)
 {
-	dev_set_name(&cldev->dev, "mei:%s:%pUl:%02X",
-		     cldev->name,
-		     mei_me_cl_uuid(cldev->me_cl),
-		     mei_me_cl_ver(cldev->me_cl));
+	dev_set_name(&cldev->dev, "%s-%pUl",
+		     dev_name(cldev->bus->dev),
+		     mei_me_cl_uuid(cldev->me_cl));
 }
 
 /**