1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index 182192892d4..241b96bcd7a 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -451,6 +451,10 @@ struct device {
 
 static inline const char *dev_name(const struct device *dev)
 {
+        /* Use the init name until the kobject becomes available */
+        if (dev->init_name)
+                return dev->init_name;
+
         return kobject_name(&dev->kobj);
 }