diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core_thermal.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core_thermal.c
index b9fb33417a82a..8b71706f7a27e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core_thermal.c
@@ -431,8 +431,9 @@ int mlxsw_thermal_init(struct mlxsw_core *core,
 		if (pwm_active & BIT(i)) {
 			struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev;
 
-			cdev = thermal_cooling_device_register("Fan", thermal,
-							&mlxsw_cooling_ops);
+			cdev = thermal_cooling_device_register("mlxsw_fan",
+							       thermal,
+							       &mlxsw_cooling_ops);
 			if (IS_ERR(cdev)) {
 				err = PTR_ERR(cdev);
 				dev_err(dev, "Failed to register cooling device\n");