diff --git a/drivers/mmc/card/queue.c b/drivers/mmc/card/queue.c
index c07322c..3e2db1c 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/card/queue.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/card/queue.c
@@ -106,10 +106,12 @@
  * @mq: mmc queue
  * @card: mmc card to attach this queue
  * @lock: queue lock
+ * @subname: partition subname
  *
  * Initialise a MMC card request queue.
  */
-int mmc_init_queue(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct mmc_card *card, spinlock_t *lock)
+int mmc_init_queue(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct mmc_card *card,
+		   spinlock_t *lock, const char *subname)
 {
 	struct mmc_host *host = card->host;
 	u64 limit = BLK_BOUNCE_HIGH;
@@ -209,8 +211,8 @@
 
 	sema_init(&mq->thread_sem, 1);
 
-	mq->thread = kthread_run(mmc_queue_thread, mq, "mmcqd/%d",
-		host->index);
+	mq->thread = kthread_run(mmc_queue_thread, mq, "mmcqd/%d%s",
+		host->index, subname ? subname : "");
 
 	if (IS_ERR(mq->thread)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(mq->thread);