diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_helper.c
index 35251af3b14e..17832d048147 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_helper.c
@@ -726,7 +726,8 @@ int drm_dp_aux_register_i2c_bus(struct drm_dp_aux *aux)
 	aux->ddc.dev.parent = aux->dev;
 	aux->ddc.dev.of_node = aux->dev->of_node;
 
-	strncpy(aux->ddc.name, dev_name(aux->dev), sizeof(aux->ddc.name));
+	strlcpy(aux->ddc.name, aux->name ? aux->name : dev_name(aux->dev),
+		sizeof(aux->ddc.name));
 
 	return i2c_add_adapter(&aux->ddc);
 }
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_dp_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_dp_helper.h
index 42947566e755..b4f58914bf7d 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_dp_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_dp_helper.h
@@ -438,6 +438,9 @@ struct drm_dp_aux_msg {
  * The .dev field should be set to a pointer to the device that implements
  * the AUX channel.
  *
+ * The .name field may be used to specify the name of the I2C adapter. If set to
+ * NULL, dev_name() of .dev will be used.
+ *
  * Drivers provide a hardware-specific implementation of how transactions
  * are executed via the .transfer() function. A pointer to a drm_dp_aux_msg
  * structure describing the transaction is passed into this function. Upon
@@ -455,6 +458,7 @@ struct drm_dp_aux_msg {
  * should call drm_dp_aux_unregister_i2c_bus() to remove the I2C adapter.
  */
 struct drm_dp_aux {
+	const char *name;
 	struct i2c_adapter ddc;
 	struct device *dev;