diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gfx.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gfx.c
index dfbf0273585f720931b1658a3f0f8423cc5690f6..e26108aad3fe246bfd12d9e1417c91a353cef5e3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gfx.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_gfx.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ int amdgpu_gfx_kiq_init_ring(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 		return r;
 
 	ring->eop_gpu_addr = kiq->eop_gpu_addr;
-	sprintf(ring->name, "kiq %d.%d.%d", ring->me, ring->pipe, ring->queue);
+	sprintf(ring->name, "kiq_%d.%d.%d", ring->me, ring->pipe, ring->queue);
 	r = amdgpu_ring_init(adev, ring, 1024,
 			     irq, AMDGPU_CP_KIQ_IRQ_DRIVER0);
 	if (r)