diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/ixp2000_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/ixp2000_wdt.c
index e7640bc4904b3fb869f75f770027edcdd9022ba9..0cfb9b9c4a4b2c47634cf329640b89651a6802ad 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/ixp2000_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/ixp2000_wdt.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static struct file_operations ixp2000_wdt_fops =
 static struct miscdevice ixp2000_wdt_miscdev =
 {
 	.minor		= WATCHDOG_MINOR,
-	.name		= "IXP2000 Watchdog",
+	.name		= "watchdog",
 	.fops		= &ixp2000_wdt_fops,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/ixp4xx_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/ixp4xx_wdt.c
index 8d916afbf4facdab59621fa874195bbaf4c4bacd..b5be8b11104af45e10c8f2f998de50706f1c5f25 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/ixp4xx_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/ixp4xx_wdt.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static struct file_operations ixp4xx_wdt_fops =
 static struct miscdevice ixp4xx_wdt_miscdev =
 {
 	.minor		= WATCHDOG_MINOR,
-	.name		= "IXP4xx Watchdog",
+	.name		= "watchdog",
 	.fops		= &ixp4xx_wdt_fops,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/watchdog/scx200_wdt.c b/drivers/char/watchdog/scx200_wdt.c
index c4568569f3a8cf9fe3561c80881ba99580563dc4..b4a102a2d7e390cfa3774d0a6c7871756e6b11ec 100644
--- a/drivers/char/watchdog/scx200_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/char/watchdog/scx200_wdt.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static struct file_operations scx200_wdt_fops = {
 
 static struct miscdevice scx200_wdt_miscdev = {
 	.minor = WATCHDOG_MINOR,
-	.name  = NAME,
+	.name  = "watchdog",
 	.fops  = &scx200_wdt_fops,
 };