diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
index 2916674208b32..29d41003d6e0d 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ static int mtd_nvmem_add(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 
 	config.id = -1;
 	config.dev = &mtd->dev;
-	config.name = mtd->name;
+	config.name = dev_name(&mtd->dev);
 	config.owner = THIS_MODULE;
 	config.reg_read = mtd_nvmem_reg_read;
 	config.size = mtd->size;