diff --git a/sound/usb/line6/driver.c b/sound/usb/line6/driver.c
index e2a2603..626b0c3 100644
--- a/sound/usb/line6/driver.c
+++ b/sound/usb/line6/driver.c
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@
 */
 int line6_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 		const struct usb_device_id *id,
+		const char *driver_name,
 		const struct line6_properties *properties,
 		int (*private_init)(struct usb_line6 *, const struct usb_device_id *id),
 		size_t data_size)
@@ -511,7 +512,7 @@
 	line6->ifcdev = &interface->dev;
 
 	strcpy(card->id, properties->id);
-	strcpy(card->driver, DRIVER_NAME);
+	strcpy(card->driver, driver_name);
 	strcpy(card->shortname, properties->name);
 	sprintf(card->longname, "Line 6 %s at USB %s", properties->name,
 		dev_name(line6->ifcdev));
diff --git a/sound/usb/line6/driver.h b/sound/usb/line6/driver.h
index 2276b78..92a662a 100644
--- a/sound/usb/line6/driver.h
+++ b/sound/usb/line6/driver.h
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 
 #include "midi.h"
 
-#define DRIVER_NAME "line6usb"
-
 #define USB_INTERVALS_PER_SECOND 1000
 
 /* Fallback USB interval and max packet size values */
@@ -168,6 +166,7 @@
 
 int line6_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 		const struct usb_device_id *id,
+		const char *driver_name,
 		const struct line6_properties *properties,
 		int (*private_init)(struct usb_line6 *, const struct usb_device_id *id),
 		size_t data_size);
diff --git a/sound/usb/line6/pod.c b/sound/usb/line6/pod.c
index feec707..09017bc 100644
--- a/sound/usb/line6/pod.c
+++ b/sound/usb/line6/pod.c
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@
 static int pod_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 		     const struct usb_device_id *id)
 {
-	return line6_probe(interface, id,
+	return line6_probe(interface, id, "Line6-POD",
 			   &pod_properties_table[id->driver_info],
 			   pod_init, sizeof(struct usb_line6_pod));
 }
diff --git a/sound/usb/line6/podhd.c b/sound/usb/line6/podhd.c
index 9c3c744..63dcaef 100644
--- a/sound/usb/line6/podhd.c
+++ b/sound/usb/line6/podhd.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
 static int podhd_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 		       const struct usb_device_id *id)
 {
-	return line6_probe(interface, id,
+	return line6_probe(interface, id, "Line6-PODHD",
 			   &podhd_properties_table[id->driver_info],
 			   podhd_init, sizeof(struct usb_line6));
 }
diff --git a/sound/usb/line6/toneport.c b/sound/usb/line6/toneport.c
index 2420d2f..1a0a485 100644
--- a/sound/usb/line6/toneport.c
+++ b/sound/usb/line6/toneport.c
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@
 static int toneport_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 			  const struct usb_device_id *id)
 {
-	return line6_probe(interface, id,
+	return line6_probe(interface, id, "Line6-TonePort",
 			   &toneport_properties_table[id->driver_info],
 			   toneport_init, sizeof(struct usb_line6_toneport));
 }
diff --git a/sound/usb/line6/variax.c b/sound/usb/line6/variax.c
index b1c1de6..ddc23dd 100644
--- a/sound/usb/line6/variax.c
+++ b/sound/usb/line6/variax.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
 static int variax_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
 			const struct usb_device_id *id)
 {
-	return line6_probe(interface, id,
+	return line6_probe(interface, id, "Line6-Variax",
 			   &variax_properties_table[id->driver_info],
 			   variax_init, sizeof(struct usb_line6_variax));
 }