diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-iop/pmu.c b/arch/arm/plat-iop/pmu.c
index ad9f9744a82d..c6d979ace524 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-iop/pmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-iop/pmu.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ static struct resource pmu_resource = {
 };
 
 static struct platform_device pmu_device = {
-	.name		= "arm-pmu",
+	.name		= "xscale-pmu",
 	.id		= -1,
 	.resource	= &pmu_resource,
 	.num_resources	= 1,