diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc-pci.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc-pci.h
index 2828f9d0f66d..42fdff0e4b32 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc-pci.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc-pci.h
@@ -137,6 +137,11 @@ struct device_node * find_device_pe(struct device_node *dn);
 void eeh_sysfs_add_device(struct pci_dev *pdev);
 void eeh_sysfs_remove_device(struct pci_dev *pdev);
 
+static inline const char *eeh_pci_name(struct pci_dev *pdev) 
+{ 
+	return pdev ? pci_name(pdev) : "<null>";
+} 
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_EEH */
 
 #else /* CONFIG_PCI */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh.c
index ccd8dd03b8c9..3304f32fc7b8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh.c
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ int eeh_dn_check_failure(struct device_node *dn, struct pci_dev *dev)
 	    pdn->eeh_mode & EEH_MODE_NOCHECK) {
 		ignored_check++;
 		pr_debug("EEH: Ignored check (%x) for %s %s\n",
-			 pdn->eeh_mode, pci_name (dev), dn->full_name);
+			 pdn->eeh_mode, eeh_pci_name(dev), dn->full_name);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ int eeh_dn_check_failure(struct device_node *dn, struct pci_dev *dev)
 			printk (KERN_ERR "EEH: %d reads ignored for recovering device at "
 				"location=%s driver=%s pci addr=%s\n",
 				pdn->eeh_check_count, location,
-				dev->driver->name, pci_name(dev));
+				dev->driver->name, eeh_pci_name(dev));
 			printk (KERN_ERR "EEH: Might be infinite loop in %s driver\n",
 				dev->driver->name);
 			dump_stack();
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh_driver.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh_driver.c
index 0c252c3a5f9f..b8d70f5d9aa9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh_driver.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh_driver.c
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ struct pci_dn * handle_eeh_events (struct eeh_event *event)
 		location = location ? location : "unknown";
 		printk(KERN_ERR "EEH: Error: Cannot find partition endpoint "
 		                "for location=%s pci addr=%s\n",
-		        location, pci_name(event->dev));
+		        location, eeh_pci_name(event->dev));
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ struct pci_dn * handle_eeh_events (struct eeh_event *event)
 		pci_str = pci_name (frozen_pdn->pcidev);
 		drv_str = pcid_name (frozen_pdn->pcidev);
 	} else {
-		pci_str = pci_name (event->dev);
+		pci_str = eeh_pci_name(event->dev);
 		drv_str = pcid_name (event->dev);
 	}
 	
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh_event.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh_event.c
index ddb80f5d850b..ec5df8f519c7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh_event.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/eeh_event.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static int eeh_event_handler(void * dummy)
 	eeh_mark_slot(event->dn, EEH_MODE_RECOVERING);
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "EEH: Detected PCI bus error on device %s\n",
-	       pci_name(event->dev));
+	       eeh_pci_name(event->dev));
 
 	pdn = handle_eeh_events(event);