diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/hv_mouse.c b/drivers/staging/hv/hv_mouse.c
index 359e73741c48..b191810b898d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/hv_mouse.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/hv_mouse.c
@@ -936,7 +936,6 @@ static int __init mousevsc_init(void)
 	       sizeof(struct hv_guid));
 
 	drv->driver.name = driver_name;
-	drv->name = driver_name;
 
 	/* The driver belongs to vmbus */
 	vmbus_child_driver_register(&drv->driver);