diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/mmc-twl4030.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/mmc-twl4030.c
index e2b2aeb713d8..dc40b3e72206 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/mmc-twl4030.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/mmc-twl4030.c
@@ -402,8 +402,11 @@ void __init twl4030_mmc_init(struct twl4030_hsmmc_info *controllers)
 			return;
 		}
 
-		snprintf(twl->name, ARRAY_SIZE(twl->name), "mmc%islot%i",
-				c->mmc, 1);
+		if (c->name)
+			strncpy(twl->name, c->name, HSMMC_NAME_LEN);
+		else
+			snprintf(twl->name, ARRAY_SIZE(twl->name),
+				"mmc%islot%i", c->mmc, 1);
 		mmc->slots[0].name = twl->name;
 		mmc->nr_slots = 1;
 		mmc->slots[0].wires = c->wires;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/mmc-twl4030.h b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/mmc-twl4030.h
index 0aa168690ed0..ea59e8624290 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/mmc-twl4030.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/mmc-twl4030.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ struct twl4030_hsmmc_info {
 	bool	cover_only;	/* No card detect - just cover switch */
 	int	gpio_cd;	/* or -EINVAL */
 	int	gpio_wp;	/* or -EINVAL */
+	char	*name;		/* or NULL for default */
 	struct device *dev;	/* returned: pointer to mmc adapter */
 };