diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_atmio16d.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_atmio16d.c
index 4a17494f55ed..faf3c371b3bb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_atmio16d.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_atmio16d.c
@@ -647,14 +647,12 @@ static int atmio16d_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	/* make sure the address range is free and allocate it */
 	iobase = it->options[0];
 	printk(KERN_INFO "comedi%d: atmio16d: 0x%04lx ", dev->minor, iobase);
-	if (!request_region(iobase, ATMIO16D_SIZE, "ni_atmio16d")) {
+	if (!request_region(iobase, ATMIO16D_SIZE, dev->board_name)) {
 		printk("I/O port conflict\n");
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 	dev->iobase = iobase;
 
-	dev->board_name = board->name;
-
 	ret = comedi_alloc_subdevices(dev, 4);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;