diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcl711.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcl711.c
index 6ee5da24a961..1a40a5e23aa0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcl711.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/pcl711.c
@@ -459,16 +459,12 @@ static int pcl711_attach(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_devconfig *it)
 
 	iobase = it->options[0];
 	printk(KERN_INFO "comedi%d: pcl711: 0x%04lx ", dev->minor, iobase);
-	if (!request_region(iobase, PCL711_SIZE, "pcl711")) {
+	if (!request_region(iobase, PCL711_SIZE, dev->board_name)) {
 		printk("I/O port conflict\n");
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 	dev->iobase = iobase;
 
-	/* there should be a sanity check here */
-
-	dev->board_name = board->name;
-
 	/* grab our IRQ */
 	irq = it->options[1];
 	if (irq > board->maxirq) {
@@ -476,7 +472,8 @@ static int pcl711_attach(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_devconfig *it)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	if (irq) {
-		if (request_irq(irq, pcl711_interrupt, 0, "pcl711", dev)) {
+		if (request_irq(irq, pcl711_interrupt, 0, dev->board_name,
+			        dev)) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "unable to allocate irq %u\n", irq);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		} else {