diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
index 2e685164c549..4aa72b5ed660 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ struct devfreq *devfreq_add_device(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct devfreq *devfreq;
 	struct devfreq_governor *governor;
+	static atomic_t devfreq_no = ATOMIC_INIT(-1);
 	int err = 0;
 
 	if (!dev || !profile || !governor_name) {
@@ -560,7 +561,8 @@ struct devfreq *devfreq_add_device(struct device *dev,
 		mutex_lock(&devfreq->lock);
 	}
 
-	dev_set_name(&devfreq->dev, "%s", dev_name(dev));
+	dev_set_name(&devfreq->dev, "devfreq%d",
+				atomic_inc_return(&devfreq_no));
 	err = device_register(&devfreq->dev);
 	if (err) {
 		mutex_unlock(&devfreq->lock);