diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx7-mipi-csis.c b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx7-mipi-csis.c
index d2f60403eb41..a8710dc24560 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx7-mipi-csis.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx7-mipi-csis.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include <media/v4l2-subdev.h>
 
 #define CSIS_DRIVER_NAME			"imx7-mipi-csis"
-#define CSIS_SUBDEV_NAME			CSIS_DRIVER_NAME
 
 #define CSIS_PAD_SINK				0
 #define CSIS_PAD_SOURCE				1
@@ -313,7 +312,6 @@ struct csi_state {
 	struct reset_control *mrst;
 	struct regulator *mipi_phy_regulator;
 	const struct mipi_csis_info *info;
-	u8 index;
 
 	struct v4l2_subdev sd;
 	struct media_pad pads[CSIS_PADS_NUM];
@@ -1329,8 +1327,8 @@ static int mipi_csis_subdev_init(struct csi_state *state)
 
 	v4l2_subdev_init(sd, &mipi_csis_subdev_ops);
 	sd->owner = THIS_MODULE;
-	snprintf(sd->name, sizeof(sd->name), "%s.%d",
-		 CSIS_SUBDEV_NAME, state->index);
+	snprintf(sd->name, sizeof(sd->name), "csis-%s",
+		 dev_name(state->dev));
 
 	sd->flags |= V4L2_SUBDEV_FL_HAS_DEVNODE;
 	sd->ctrl_handler = NULL;