diff --git a/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c b/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
index 6cbe074627853074f8bb0c333c6946bd38d19d1c..a259e18d22d5b0e3293230e97979a5120d3265fa 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
@@ -961,8 +961,8 @@ int vmbus_device_register(struct hv_device *child_device_obj)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	dev_set_name(&child_device_obj->device, "vmbus_%d",
-		     child_device_obj->channel->id);
+	dev_set_name(&child_device_obj->device, "vmbus-%pUl",
+		     child_device_obj->channel->offermsg.offer.if_instance.b);
 
 	child_device_obj->device.bus = &hv_bus;
 	child_device_obj->device.parent = &hv_acpi_dev->dev;