diff --git a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/ak8975.c b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/ak8975.c
index f5c1d41bf39f..09ea5c481f4c 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/ak8975.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/ak8975.c
@@ -569,7 +569,6 @@ static int ak8975_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	indio_dev->channels = ak8975_channels;
 	indio_dev->num_channels = ARRAY_SIZE(ak8975_channels);
 	indio_dev->info = &ak8975_info;
-	indio_dev->name = id->name;
 	indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
 	indio_dev->name = name;
 	err = iio_device_register(indio_dev);