diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c
index 8e3b3e7d829a..9b128268fb28 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c
@@ -1272,6 +1272,8 @@ struct hfi1_devdata *hfi1_alloc_devdata(struct pci_dev *pdev, size_t extra)
 			       "Could not allocate unit ID: error %d\n", -ret);
 		goto bail;
 	}
+	rvt_set_ibdev_name(&dd->verbs_dev.rdi, "%s_%d", class_name(), dd->unit);
+
 	/*
 	 * Initialize all locks for the device. This needs to be as early as
 	 * possible so locks are usable.
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/verbs.c
index 6d27c8594b34..4e68e3f3ce9f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/verbs.c
@@ -1844,7 +1844,6 @@ int hfi1_register_ib_device(struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
 	struct hfi1_ibport *ibp = &ppd->ibport_data;
 	unsigned i;
 	int ret;
-	size_t lcpysz = IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < dd->num_pports; i++)
 		init_ibport(ppd + i);
@@ -1872,8 +1871,6 @@ int hfi1_register_ib_device(struct hfi1_devdata *dd)
 	 */
 	if (!ib_hfi1_sys_image_guid)
 		ib_hfi1_sys_image_guid = ibdev->node_guid;
-	lcpysz = strlcpy(ibdev->name, class_name(), lcpysz);
-	strlcpy(ibdev->name + lcpysz, "_%d", IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX - lcpysz);
 	ibdev->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 	ibdev->phys_port_cnt = dd->num_pports;
 	ibdev->dev.parent = &dd->pcidev->dev;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_init.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_init.c
index 85dfbba427f6..3990f386aa32 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_init.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_init.c
@@ -1119,6 +1119,8 @@ struct qib_devdata *qib_alloc_devdata(struct pci_dev *pdev, size_t extra)
 			      "Could not allocate unit ID: error %d\n", -ret);
 		goto bail;
 	}
+	rvt_set_ibdev_name(&dd->verbs_dev.rdi, "%s%d", "qib", dd->unit);
+
 	dd->int_counter = alloc_percpu(u64);
 	if (!dd->int_counter) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_verbs.c
index c55000501582..373b80b1d677 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_verbs.c
@@ -1571,7 +1571,6 @@ int qib_register_ib_device(struct qib_devdata *dd)
 	if (!ib_qib_sys_image_guid)
 		ib_qib_sys_image_guid = ppd->guid;
 
-	strlcpy(ibdev->name, "qib%d", IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX);
 	ibdev->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 	ibdev->node_guid = ppd->guid;
 	ibdev->phys_port_cnt = dd->num_pports;
diff --git a/include/rdma/rdma_vt.h b/include/rdma/rdma_vt.h
index 1ba84a78f1c5..b57784e30668 100644
--- a/include/rdma/rdma_vt.h
+++ b/include/rdma/rdma_vt.h
@@ -419,6 +419,19 @@ struct rvt_dev_info {
 
 };
 
+/**
+ * rvt_set_ibdev_name - Craft an IB device name from client info
+ * @rdi: pointer to the client rvt_dev_info structure
+ * @name: client specific name
+ * @unit: client specific unit number.
+ */
+static inline void rvt_set_ibdev_name(struct rvt_dev_info *rdi,
+				      const char *fmt, const char *name,
+				      const int unit)
+{
+	snprintf(rdi->ibdev.name, sizeof(rdi->ibdev.name), fmt, name, unit);
+}
+
 static inline struct rvt_pd *ibpd_to_rvtpd(struct ib_pd *ibpd)
 {
 	return container_of(ibpd, struct rvt_pd, ibpd);