diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/devices/platform-fec.c b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/devices/platform-fec.c
index 4fc6ffc..0bae44e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/devices/platform-fec.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/devices/platform-fec.c
@@ -11,40 +11,45 @@
 #include <mach/hardware.h>
 #include <mach/devices-common.h>
 
-#define imx_fec_data_entry_single(soc)					\
+#define imx_fec_data_entry_single(soc, _devid)				\
 	{								\
+		.devid = _devid,					\
 		.iobase = soc ## _FEC_BASE_ADDR,			\
 		.irq = soc ## _INT_FEC,					\
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SOC_IMX25
 const struct imx_fec_data imx25_fec_data __initconst =
-	imx_fec_data_entry_single(MX25);
+	imx_fec_data_entry_single(MX25, "imx25-fec");
 #endif /* ifdef CONFIG_SOC_IMX25 */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SOC_IMX27
 const struct imx_fec_data imx27_fec_data __initconst =
-	imx_fec_data_entry_single(MX27);
+	imx_fec_data_entry_single(MX27, "imx27-fec");
 #endif /* ifdef CONFIG_SOC_IMX27 */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SOC_IMX35
+/* i.mx35 has the i.mx27 type fec */
 const struct imx_fec_data imx35_fec_data __initconst =
-	imx_fec_data_entry_single(MX35);
+	imx_fec_data_entry_single(MX35, "imx27-fec");
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SOC_IMX50
+/* i.mx50 has the i.mx25 type fec */
 const struct imx_fec_data imx50_fec_data __initconst =
-	imx_fec_data_entry_single(MX50);
+	imx_fec_data_entry_single(MX50, "imx25-fec");
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SOC_IMX51
+/* i.mx51 has the i.mx27 type fec */
 const struct imx_fec_data imx51_fec_data __initconst =
-	imx_fec_data_entry_single(MX51);
+	imx_fec_data_entry_single(MX51, "imx27-fec");
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SOC_IMX53
+/* i.mx53 has the i.mx25 type fec */
 const struct imx_fec_data imx53_fec_data __initconst =
-	imx_fec_data_entry_single(MX53);
+	imx_fec_data_entry_single(MX53, "imx25-fec");
 #endif
 
 struct platform_device *__init imx_add_fec(
@@ -63,7 +68,7 @@
 		},
 	};
 
-	return imx_add_platform_device_dmamask("fec", 0,
+	return imx_add_platform_device_dmamask(data->devid, 0,
 			res, ARRAY_SIZE(res),
 			pdata, sizeof(*pdata), DMA_BIT_MASK(32));
 }