#include "counter-chrdev.h"
 #include "counter-sysfs.h"
 
+#define COUNTER_NAME   "counter"
+
 /* Provides a unique ID for each counter device */
 static DEFINE_IDA(counter_ida);
 
 
        device_initialize(dev);
 
+       err = dev_set_name(dev, COUNTER_NAME "%d", dev->id);
+       if (err)
+               goto err_dev_set_name;
+
        return counter;
 
+err_dev_set_name:
+
+       counter_chrdev_remove(counter);
 err_chrdev_add:
 
        ida_free(&counter_ida, dev->id);
        if (err < 0)
                return err;
 
-       err = alloc_chrdev_region(&counter_devt, 0, COUNTER_DEV_MAX, "counter");
+       err = alloc_chrdev_region(&counter_devt, 0, COUNTER_DEV_MAX,
+                                 COUNTER_NAME);
        if (err < 0)
                goto err_unregister_bus;