diff --git a/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c b/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
index 3b18a66..e334ccc 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
@@ -875,10 +875,8 @@
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	static atomic_t device_num = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
-
-	dev_set_name(&child_device_obj->device, "vmbus_0_%d",
-		     atomic_inc_return(&device_num));
+	dev_set_name(&child_device_obj->device, "vmbus_%d",
+		     child_device_obj->channel->id);
 
 	child_device_obj->device.bus = &hv_bus;
 	child_device_obj->device.parent = &hv_acpi_dev->dev;