diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/core/devlink.c
index 9cf5b118253b..91c12612f2b7 100644
--- a/net/core/devlink.c
+++ b/net/core/devlink.c
@@ -7793,9 +7793,23 @@ static int __devlink_port_phys_port_name_get(struct devlink_port *devlink_port,
 		WARN_ON(1);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	case DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_PCI_PF:
+		if (attrs->pci_pf.external) {
+			n = snprintf(name, len, "c%u", attrs->pci_pf.controller);
+			if (n >= len)
+				return -EINVAL;
+			len -= n;
+			name += n;
+		}
 		n = snprintf(name, len, "pf%u", attrs->pci_pf.pf);
 		break;
 	case DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_PCI_VF:
+		if (attrs->pci_vf.external) {
+			n = snprintf(name, len, "c%u", attrs->pci_vf.controller);
+			if (n >= len)
+				return -EINVAL;
+			len -= n;
+			name += n;
+		}
 		n = snprintf(name, len, "pf%uvf%u",
 			     attrs->pci_vf.pf, attrs->pci_vf.vf);
 		break;