diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_file_ops.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_file_ops.c
index b56c942..9dd0bc8 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_file_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_file_ops.c
@@ -2208,7 +2208,7 @@
 		goto err_cdev;
 	}
 
-	device = device_create(qib_class, NULL, dev, NULL, name);
+	device = device_create(qib_class, NULL, dev, NULL, "%s", name);
 	if (!IS_ERR(device))
 		goto done;
 	ret = PTR_ERR(device);