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diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index 182192892d4..241b96bcd7a 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -451,6 +451,10 @@ struct device {
static inline const char *dev_name(const struct device *dev)
{
+ /* Use the init name until the kobject becomes available */
+ if (dev->init_name)
+ return dev->init_name;
+
return kobject_name(&dev->kobj);
}