diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index 5dbb99b57b33..cf705cf95440 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -1111,7 +1111,6 @@ static int diskstats_show(struct seq_file *seqf, void *v)
 {
 	struct gendisk *gp = v;
 	struct block_device *hd;
-	char buf[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
 	unsigned int inflight;
 	struct disk_stats stat;
 	unsigned long idx;
@@ -1134,15 +1133,14 @@ static int diskstats_show(struct seq_file *seqf, void *v)
 		else
 			inflight = part_in_flight(hd);
 
-		seq_printf(seqf, "%4d %7d %s "
+		seq_printf(seqf, "%4d %7d %pg "
 			   "%lu %lu %lu %u "
 			   "%lu %lu %lu %u "
 			   "%u %u %u "
 			   "%lu %lu %lu %u "
 			   "%lu %u"
 			   "\n",
-			   MAJOR(hd->bd_dev), MINOR(hd->bd_dev),
-			   disk_name(gp, hd->bd_partno, buf),
+			   MAJOR(hd->bd_dev), MINOR(hd->bd_dev), hd,
 			   stat.ios[STAT_READ],
 			   stat.merges[STAT_READ],
 			   stat.sectors[STAT_READ],