diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-at91-pio4.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-at91-pio4.c
index 373eed8bc4be..c775d239444a 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-at91-pio4.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-at91-pio4.c
@@ -1206,7 +1206,6 @@ static int atmel_pinctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		dev_err(dev, "can't add the irq domain\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
-	atmel_pioctrl->irq_domain->name = "atmel gpio";
 
 	for (i = 0; i < atmel_pioctrl->npins; i++) {
 		int irq = irq_create_mapping(atmel_pioctrl->irq_domain, i);