diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-r8a7779.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-r8a7779.c
index b0b394842ea5011b31b678a8b53b012cea2580ba..d8a70dcd72237f82409fd7c3657d5cb68fee4b78 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-r8a7779.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-r8a7779.c
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ void __init r8a7779_add_standard_devices(void)
 
 void __init r8a7779_add_ether_device(struct sh_eth_plat_data *pdata)
 {
-	platform_device_register_resndata(&platform_bus, "sh_eth", -1,
+	platform_device_register_resndata(&platform_bus, "r8a777x-ether", -1,
 					  ether_resources,
 					  ARRAY_SIZE(ether_resources),
 					  pdata, sizeof(*pdata));