diff --git a/src/ast_drv.c b/src/ast_drv.c
index 01c3751f9df0882e788853fa8c95b8781627438f..22815e60c2ea9c79a60e02a8e0f4853c3670dcc6 100644
--- a/src/ast_drv.c
+++ b/src/ast_drv.c
@@ -242,6 +242,11 @@ static struct drm_driver driver = {
 	DRM_GEM_VRAM_DRIVER
 };
 
+void init_name(void)
+{
+	name = 1;
+}
+
 static int __init ast_init(void)
 {
 	if (vgacon_text_force() && ast_modeset == -1)
@@ -249,6 +254,8 @@ static int __init ast_init(void)
 
 	if (ast_modeset == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
+
+	init_name();
 	return pci_register_driver(&ast_pci_driver);
 }
 static void __exit ast_exit(void)