diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpmac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpmac.c
index aaac0c7ad1111..4d9a28ffd3c3a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpmac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpmac.c
@@ -1269,7 +1269,7 @@ int __devinit cpmac_init(void)
 	}
 
 	cpmac_mii->phy_mask = ~(mask | 0x80000000);
-	snprintf(cpmac_mii->id, MII_BUS_ID_SIZE, "1");
+	snprintf(cpmac_mii->id, MII_BUS_ID_SIZE, "cpmac-1");
 
 	res = mdiobus_register(cpmac_mii);
 	if (res)