diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h
index 37f5877df2a9c7fa58df7aa5966f6225794ea0d7..696c9d1251885b245f3b47d6b115bea2f29e6cbb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ struct i40evf_adapter {
 	struct delayed_work init_task;
 	struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector[MAX_MSIX_Q_VECTORS];
 	struct list_head vlan_filter_list;
-	char name[MAX_MSIX_COUNT][IFNAMSIZ + 9];
+	char misc_vector_name[IFNAMSIZ + 9];
 
 	/* TX */
 	struct i40e_ring *tx_rings[I40E_MAX_VSI_QP];
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
index f5caf441924370145b0fb3a5e409033893c40aff..d271d3a5ae28524552c6c1ba2bc33501cc234421 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * Intel Ethernet Controller XL710 Family Linux Virtual Function Driver
- * Copyright(c) 2013 Intel Corporation.
+ * Copyright(c) 2013 - 2014 Intel Corporation.
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
@@ -511,9 +511,10 @@ static int i40evf_request_misc_irq(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
 	struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
 	int err;
 
-	sprintf(adapter->name[0], "i40evf:mbx");
+	sprintf(adapter->misc_vector_name, "i40evf:mbx");
 	err = request_irq(adapter->msix_entries[0].vector,
-			  &i40evf_msix_aq, 0, adapter->name[0], netdev);
+			  &i40evf_msix_aq, 0,
+			  adapter->misc_vector_name, netdev);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(&adapter->pdev->dev,
 			"request_irq for msix_aq failed: %d\n", err);