diff --git a/arch/mips/sibyte/bcm1480/time.c b/arch/mips/sibyte/bcm1480/time.c
index bbf19bfabccb54d13e416bd4d1da4b298d809720..39e77d9bd94463d568226a0eadb2ab38863db8a8 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sibyte/bcm1480/time.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sibyte/bcm1480/time.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ void __cpuinit sb1480_clockevent_init(void)
 
 	BUG_ON(cpu > 3);	/* Only have 4 general purpose timers */
 
-	sprintf(name, "bcm1480-counter %d", cpu);
+	sprintf(name, "bcm1480-counter-%d", cpu);
 	cd->name		= name;
 	cd->features		= CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_PERIODIC |
 				  CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_ONESHOT;
diff --git a/arch/mips/sibyte/sb1250/time.c b/arch/mips/sibyte/sb1250/time.c
index 95ad34e3fbaca017b953301f3d1f1dba5cb3963d..7f1316dd8add62184f2543c31c5a4d199dcac7f6 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sibyte/sb1250/time.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sibyte/sb1250/time.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ void __cpuinit sb1250_clockevent_init(void)
 	/* Only have 4 general purpose timers, and we use last one as hpt */
 	BUG_ON(cpu > 2);
 
-	sprintf(name, "bcm1480-counter %d", cpu);
+	sprintf(name, "sb1250-counter-%d", cpu);
 	cd->name		= name;
 	cd->features		= CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_PERIODIC |
 				  CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_ONESHOT;