diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_uld.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_uld.h
index 1d37672902daf6c9297314e5da4c8c5b4493970f..a14e8db51cdc17c1e091eb4e18746f50193200f1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_uld.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_uld.h
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ struct cxgb4_lld_info {
 };
 
 struct cxgb4_uld_info {
-	const char *name;
+	char name[IFNAMSIZ];
 	void *handle;
 	unsigned int nrxq;
 	unsigned int rxq_size;