diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv.c
index 9fe4ab1d66ab..739b9b112a78 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/rtrs/rtrs-srv.c
@@ -1683,6 +1683,9 @@ static struct rtrs_srv_sess *__alloc_sess(struct rtrs_srv *srv,
 {
 	struct rtrs_srv_sess *sess;
 	int err = -ENOMEM;
+	char str[NAME_MAX];
+	struct rtrs_sess *s;
+	struct rtrs_addr path;
 
 	if (srv->paths_num >= MAX_PATHS_NUM) {
 		err = -ECONNRESET;
@@ -1717,6 +1720,14 @@ static struct rtrs_srv_sess *__alloc_sess(struct rtrs_srv *srv,
 	sess->cur_cq_vector = -1;
 	sess->s.dst_addr = cm_id->route.addr.dst_addr;
 	sess->s.src_addr = cm_id->route.addr.src_addr;
+
+	/* temporary until receiving session-name from client */
+	s = &sess->s;
+	path.src = &sess->s.src_addr;
+	path.dst = &sess->s.dst_addr;
+	rtrs_addr_to_str(&path, str, sizeof(str));
+	strlcpy(sess->s.sessname, str, sizeof(sess->s.sessname));
+
 	sess->s.con_num = con_num;
 	sess->s.recon_cnt = recon_cnt;
 	uuid_copy(&sess->s.uuid, uuid);