diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
index e9d75c6dd516..3563321a3cf3 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
@@ -1946,13 +1946,17 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, omap_mmc_of_match);
 
 static struct omap_hsmmc_platform_data *of_get_hsmmc_pdata(struct device *dev)
 {
-	struct omap_hsmmc_platform_data *pdata;
+	struct omap_hsmmc_platform_data *pdata, *legacy;
 	struct device_node *np = dev->of_node;
 
 	pdata = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*pdata), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!pdata)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM); /* out of memory */
 
+	legacy = dev_get_platdata(dev);
+	if (legacy && legacy->name)
+		pdata->name = legacy->name;
+
 	if (of_find_property(np, "ti,dual-volt", NULL))
 		pdata->controller_flags |= OMAP_HSMMC_SUPPORTS_DUAL_VOLT;