diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_bfin5xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi_bfin5xx.c
index 84c158a3af2d..52beb5c924b7 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_bfin5xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_bfin5xx.c
@@ -1176,7 +1176,7 @@ static int setup(struct spi_device *spi)
 	if ((chip->chip_select_num > 0)
 		&& (chip->chip_select_num <= spi->master->num_chipselect))
 		peripheral_request(ssel[spi->master->bus_num]
-			[chip->chip_select_num-1], DRV_NAME);
+			[chip->chip_select_num-1], spi->modalias);
 
 	cs_deactive(drv_data, chip);