diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index bb673c63c85c..96bf03352bb8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -736,8 +736,7 @@ int phy_start_interrupts(struct phy_device *phydev)
 	atomic_set(&phydev->irq_disable, 0);
 	if (request_threaded_irq(phydev->irq, NULL, phy_interrupt,
 				 IRQF_ONESHOT | IRQF_SHARED,
-				 "phy_interrupt",
-				 phydev) < 0) {
+				 phydev_name(phydev), phydev) < 0) {
 		pr_warn("%s: Can't get IRQ %d (PHY)\n",
 			phydev->mdio.bus->name, phydev->irq);
 		phydev->irq = PHY_POLL;