diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/magnetometer/hmc5843_core.c b/drivers/staging/iio/magnetometer/hmc5843_core.c
index fd171d8b38fb..90cc18b703cf 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/magnetometer/hmc5843_core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/magnetometer/hmc5843_core.c
@@ -592,6 +592,7 @@ int hmc5843_common_probe(struct device *dev, struct regmap *regmap,
 	mutex_init(&data->lock);
 
 	indio_dev->dev.parent = dev;
+	indio_dev->name = dev->driver->name;
 	indio_dev->info = &hmc5843_info;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->channels = data->variant->channels;