diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c
index ddcbbb34d1b910e07947622bf537d0478001cf20..236cc892ec3efaea0a7deba2161cf1a8d70f71e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec.c
@@ -1077,7 +1077,8 @@ static int fec_enet_mii_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	fep->mii_bus->read = fec_enet_mdio_read;
 	fep->mii_bus->write = fec_enet_mdio_write;
 	fep->mii_bus->reset = fec_enet_mdio_reset;
-	snprintf(fep->mii_bus->id, MII_BUS_ID_SIZE, "%x", fep->dev_id + 1);
+	snprintf(fep->mii_bus->id, MII_BUS_ID_SIZE, "%s-%x",
+		pdev->name, fep->dev_id + 1);
 	fep->mii_bus->priv = fep;
 	fep->mii_bus->parent = &pdev->dev;