diff --git a/drivers/base/platform.c b/drivers/base/platform.c
index 59df629..81cb01b 100644
--- a/drivers/base/platform.c
+++ b/drivers/base/platform.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
 	if (pdev->id != -1)
 		dev_set_name(&pdev->dev, "%s.%d", pdev->name,  pdev->id);
 	else
-		dev_set_name(&pdev->dev, pdev->name);
+		dev_set_name(&pdev->dev, "%s", pdev->name);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < pdev->num_resources; i++) {
 		struct resource *p, *r = &pdev->resource[i];