diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/bcm63xx_uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/bcm63xx_uart.c
index 681e0f3d5e0e..a1c0a89d9c7f 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/bcm63xx_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/bcm63xx_uart.c
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ static int bcm_uart_startup(struct uart_port *port)
 
 	/* register irq and enable rx interrupts */
 	ret = request_irq(port->irq, bcm_uart_interrupt, 0,
-			  bcm_uart_type(port), port);
+			  dev_name(port->dev), port);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 	bcm_uart_writel(port, UART_RX_INT_MASK, UART_IR_REG);