diff --git a/fs/char_dev.c b/fs/char_dev.c
index a173551..7c27a8e 100644
--- a/fs/char_dev.c
+++ b/fs/char_dev.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
  * - no readahead or I/O queue unplugging required
  */
 struct backing_dev_info directly_mappable_cdev_bdi = {
+	.name = "char",
 	.capabilities	= (
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMU
 		/* permit private copies of the data to be taken */