diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
index e089e8f98413c386a7bf3b7607e29baf9b286701..de507b365ba99307cc07a769664011519fb091cb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
@@ -524,7 +524,8 @@ static int i40evf_request_misc_irq(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
 	int err;
 
 	snprintf(adapter->misc_vector_name,
-		 sizeof(adapter->misc_vector_name) - 1, "i40evf:mbx");
+		 sizeof(adapter->misc_vector_name) - 1, "i40evf-%s:mbx",
+		 dev_name(&adapter->pdev->dev));
 	err = request_irq(adapter->msix_entries[0].vector,
 			  &i40evf_msix_aq, 0,
 			  adapter->misc_vector_name, netdev);