diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c
index 9d0b8ced0234b5ae7468abcf732af6b080618d8d..24d2df068d717dd2163742dd479c1a97db003235 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/smsc911x.c
@@ -1044,7 +1044,8 @@ static int __devinit smsc911x_mii_init(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	}
 
 	pdata->mii_bus->name = SMSC_MDIONAME;
-	snprintf(pdata->mii_bus->id, MII_BUS_ID_SIZE, "%x", pdev->id);
+	snprintf(pdata->mii_bus->id, MII_BUS_ID_SIZE, "%s-%x",
+		pdev->name, pdev->id);
 	pdata->mii_bus->priv = pdata;
 	pdata->mii_bus->read = smsc911x_mii_read;
 	pdata->mii_bus->write = smsc911x_mii_write;