diff --git a/drivers/iio/temperature/tmp007.c b/drivers/iio/temperature/tmp007.c
index 24c6c16d169d..f04d0d1f6ac8 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/temperature/tmp007.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/temperature/tmp007.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static int tmp007_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	data->client = client;
 
 	indio_dev->dev.parent = &client->dev;
-	indio_dev->name = dev_name(&client->dev);
+	indio_dev->name = "tmp007";
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->info = &tmp007_info;