diff --git a/drivers/nvmem/core.c b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
index 11afa3b6d551..72313a1d215f 100644
--- a/drivers/nvmem/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvmem/core.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 
 struct nvmem_device {
-	const char		*name;
 	struct module		*owner;
 	struct device		dev;
 	int			stride;
@@ -652,7 +651,7 @@ static struct nvmem_device *__nvmem_device_get(struct device_node *np,
 	if (!try_module_get(nvmem->owner)) {
 		dev_err(&nvmem->dev,
 			"could not increase module refcount for cell %s\n",
-			nvmem->name);
+			nvmem_dev_name(nvmem));
 
 		mutex_lock(&nvmem_mutex);
 		nvmem->users--;