diff --git a/include/linux/cpuidle.h b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
index ca4e4983773f8..f7f1d9040da3f 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpuidle.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static inline int cpuidle_get_last_residency(struct cpuidle_device *dev)
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 struct cpuidle_driver {
-	char			name[CPUIDLE_NAME_LEN];
+	const char		*name;
 	struct module 		*owner;
 
 	unsigned int		power_specified:1;