diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/sunhv.c b/drivers/tty/serial/sunhv.c
index 59828d819145..5ad978acd90c 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/sunhv.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/sunhv.c
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ static struct uart_ops sunhv_pops = {
 static struct uart_driver sunhv_reg = {
 	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
 	.driver_name		= "sunhv",
-	.dev_name		= "ttyS",
+	.dev_name		= "ttyHV",
 	.major			= TTY_MAJOR,
 };