diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c
index bc4bc2c2d37874a14ca2a480ae4e8b7a79219171..8bb286df71b18a851cb3448ecdb49b298aa9839b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/pci.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static int ath_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 
 	/* setup interrupt service routine */
 
-	ret = request_irq(pdev->irq, ath_isr, IRQF_SHARED, "ath", sc);
+	ret = request_irq(pdev->irq, ath_isr, IRQF_SHARED, "ath9k", sc);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "request_irq failed\n");
 		goto bad4;