diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_proc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_proc.c
index 9e5b07efebb72172ef97894ec2fa42a7548bd896..0f3c4e3cafc3454ec0d826cc0530f4883655eba7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_proc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_proc.c
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ int drm_proc_create_files(struct drm_info_list *files, int count,
 	struct drm_device *dev = minor->dev;
 	struct proc_dir_entry *ent;
 	struct drm_info_node *tmp;
-	char name[64];
 	int i, ret;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ int drm_proc_create_files(struct drm_info_list *files, int count,
 				       &drm_proc_fops, tmp);
 		if (!ent) {
 			DRM_ERROR("Cannot create /proc/dri/%s/%s\n",
-				  name, files[i].name);
+				  root->name, files[i].name);
 			list_del(&tmp->list);
 			kfree(tmp);
 			ret = -1;