diff --git a/drivers/of/of_i2c.c b/drivers/of/of_i2c.c
index 6a98dc8aa30b1af9a1e8ce9a2a8264073a631eee..24bbef777c1914cfb7096cec8f198fdbc7512618 100644
--- a/drivers/of/of_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/of/of_i2c.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ void of_register_i2c_devices(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 
 		info.addr = *addr;
 
-		request_module(info.type);
+		request_module("%s", info.type);
 
 		result = i2c_new_device(adap, &info);
 		if (result == NULL) {