diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h
index 58bcee8f0a58b700593d44bc3638e2ed9a2ebfb2..ce041c90adb02855849ba0d4fd974a24da8113f1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be.h
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ static inline void queue_tail_inc(struct be_queue_info *q)
 
 struct be_eq_obj {
 	struct be_queue_info q;
+	char desc[32];
 
 	struct be_adapter *adapter;
 	struct napi_struct napi;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
index 534787291b44f17a6d47c480e35ee7da5e2e6319..bff74752cef16f4fd55b1702660ca048a236162c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
@@ -3488,11 +3488,9 @@ static int be_msix_register(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 	int status, i, vec;
 
 	for_all_evt_queues(adapter, eqo, i) {
-		char irq_name[IFNAMSIZ+4];
-
-		snprintf(irq_name, sizeof(irq_name), "%s-q%d", netdev->name, i);
+		sprintf(eqo->desc, "%s-q%d", netdev->name, i);
 		vec = be_msix_vec_get(adapter, eqo);
-		status = request_irq(vec, be_msix, 0, irq_name, eqo);
+		status = request_irq(vec, be_msix, 0, eqo->desc, eqo);
 		if (status)
 			goto err_msix;