diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
index f83b69f30987a774f451013f792b2ca93644706b..48a07e2f617fb69dbcd55cd03205e7abcde8a39b 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static int serial_link_irq_chain(struct uart_8250_port *up)
 		spin_unlock_irq(&i->lock);
 		irq_flags |= up->port.irqflags;
 		ret = request_irq(up->port.irq, serial8250_interrupt,
-				  irq_flags, dev_name(up->port.dev), i);
+				  irq_flags, up->port.name, i);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			serial_do_unlink(i, up);
 	}