diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/gpio-fan.c b/drivers/hwmon/gpio-fan.c
index ba35e4d530b57c4e30ff898f4394e8d548cd6572..2566c43dd1e963ec0d43f4ccefc49ca16506a77b 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/gpio-fan.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/gpio-fan.c
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ static int gpio_fan_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* Make this driver part of hwmon class. */
 	fan_data->hwmon_dev = hwmon_device_register_with_groups(&pdev->dev,
-						"gpio-fan", fan_data,
+						"gpio_fan", fan_data,
 						gpio_fan_groups);
 	if (IS_ERR(fan_data->hwmon_dev))
 		return PTR_ERR(fan_data->hwmon_dev);