diff --git a/net/iucv/af_iucv.c b/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
index 8c9d7302c846..60f5c20d510a 100644
--- a/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
+++ b/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
@@ -682,6 +682,18 @@ struct sock *iucv_accept_dequeue(struct sock *parent, struct socket *newsock)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static void __iucv_auto_name(struct iucv_sock *iucv)
+{
+	char name[12];
+
+	sprintf(name, "%08x", atomic_inc_return(&iucv_sk_list.autobind_name));
+	while (__iucv_get_sock_by_name(name)) {
+		sprintf(name, "%08x",
+			atomic_inc_return(&iucv_sk_list.autobind_name));
+	}
+	memcpy(iucv->src_name, name, 8);
+}
+
 /* Bind an unbound socket */
 static int iucv_sock_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
 			  int addr_len)
@@ -724,8 +736,12 @@ static int iucv_sock_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	for_each_netdev_rcu(&init_net, dev) {
 		if (!memcmp(dev->perm_addr, uid, 8)) {
-			memcpy(iucv->src_name, sa->siucv_name, 8);
 			memcpy(iucv->src_user_id, sa->siucv_user_id, 8);
+			/* Check for unitialized siucv_name */
+			if (strncmp(sa->siucv_name, "        ", 8) == 0)
+				__iucv_auto_name(iucv);
+			else
+				memcpy(iucv->src_name, sa->siucv_name, 8);
 			sk->sk_bound_dev_if = dev->ifindex;
 			iucv->hs_dev = dev;
 			dev_hold(dev);
@@ -763,7 +779,6 @@ done:
 static int iucv_sock_autobind(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	struct iucv_sock *iucv = iucv_sk(sk);
-	char name[12];
 	int err = 0;
 
 	if (unlikely(!pr_iucv))
@@ -772,17 +787,9 @@ static int iucv_sock_autobind(struct sock *sk)
 	memcpy(iucv->src_user_id, iucv_userid, 8);
 
 	write_lock_bh(&iucv_sk_list.lock);
-
-	sprintf(name, "%08x", atomic_inc_return(&iucv_sk_list.autobind_name));
-	while (__iucv_get_sock_by_name(name)) {
-		sprintf(name, "%08x",
-			atomic_inc_return(&iucv_sk_list.autobind_name));
-	}
-
+	__iucv_auto_name(iucv);
 	write_unlock_bh(&iucv_sk_list.lock);
 
-	memcpy(&iucv->src_name, name, 8);
-
 	if (!iucv->msglimit)
 		iucv->msglimit = IUCV_QUEUELEN_DEFAULT;