diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-417.c b/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-417.c
index 3bc07a53d105..f5c79e53e5a1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-417.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-417.c
@@ -1733,8 +1733,8 @@ static struct video_device *cx23885_video_dev_alloc(
 	if (NULL == vfd)
 		return NULL;
 	*vfd = *template;
-	snprintf(vfd->name, sizeof(vfd->name), "%s %s (%s)", dev->name,
-		type, cx23885_boards[tsport->dev->board].name);
+	snprintf(vfd->name, sizeof(vfd->name), "%s (%s)",
+		cx23885_boards[tsport->dev->board].name, type);
 	vfd->parent  = &pci->dev;
 	vfd->release = video_device_release;
 	return vfd;
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-video.c b/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-video.c
index e85412daa6dc..a01cd11da402 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/cx23885/cx23885-video.c
@@ -344,8 +344,8 @@ static struct video_device *cx23885_vdev_init(struct cx23885_dev *dev,
 	*vfd = *template;
 	vfd->v4l2_dev = &dev->v4l2_dev;
 	vfd->release = video_device_release;
-	snprintf(vfd->name, sizeof(vfd->name), "%s %s (%s)",
-		 dev->name, type, cx23885_boards[dev->board].name);
+	snprintf(vfd->name, sizeof(vfd->name), "%s (%s)",
+		 cx23885_boards[dev->board].name, type);
 	video_set_drvdata(vfd, dev);
 	return vfd;
 }