diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c b/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c
index 42ac3490b5f85145067437f70d7ceaaa2f92377b..8c828fee4f5a71ce9680155eb7d3c466e1d9606f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c
@@ -1480,6 +1480,8 @@ static int rc_dev_uevent(struct device *device, struct kobj_uevent_env *env)
 		ADD_HOTPLUG_VAR("NAME=%s", dev->rc_map.name);
 	if (dev->driver_name)
 		ADD_HOTPLUG_VAR("DRV_NAME=%s", dev->driver_name);
+	if (dev->device_name)
+		ADD_HOTPLUG_VAR("DEV_NAME=%s", dev->device_name);
 
 	return 0;
 }