diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c b/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c
index 2faaa965afc..bba11490ef4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c
@@ -356,6 +356,27 @@ static int efx_probe_channel(struct efx_channel *channel)
 }
 
 
+static void efx_set_channel_names(struct efx_nic *efx)
+{
+	struct efx_channel *channel;
+	const char *type = "";
+	int number;
+
+	efx_for_each_channel(channel, efx) {
+		number = channel->channel;
+		if (efx->n_channels > efx->n_rx_queues) {
+			if (channel->channel < efx->n_rx_queues) {
+				type = "-rx";
+			} else {
+				type = "-tx";
+				number -= efx->n_rx_queues;
+			}
+		}
+		snprintf(channel->name, sizeof(channel->name),
+			 "%s%s-%d", efx->name, type, number);
+	}
+}
+
 /* Channels are shutdown and reinitialised whilst the NIC is running
  * to propagate configuration changes (mtu, checksum offload), or
  * to clear hardware error conditions
@@ -1002,6 +1023,7 @@ static int efx_probe_all(struct efx_nic *efx)
 			goto fail3;
 		}
 	}
+	efx_set_channel_names(efx);
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -1483,6 +1505,7 @@ static int efx_netdev_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 
 		strcpy(efx->name, net_dev->name);
 		efx_mtd_rename(efx);
+		efx_set_channel_names(efx);
 	}
 
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
@@ -1516,6 +1539,7 @@ static int efx_register_netdev(struct efx_nic *efx)
 		return rc;
 	}
 	strcpy(efx->name, net_dev->name);
+	efx_set_channel_names(efx);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/falcon.c b/drivers/net/sfc/falcon.c
index 2ef876d8f23..e32be4c83d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/falcon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/falcon.c
@@ -1574,7 +1574,7 @@ int falcon_init_interrupt(struct efx_nic *efx)
 	efx_for_each_channel(channel, efx) {
 		rc = request_irq(channel->irq, falcon_msi_interrupt,
 				 IRQF_PROBE_SHARED, /* Not shared */
-				 efx->name, channel);
+				 channel->name, channel);
 		if (rc) {
 			EFX_ERR(efx, "failed to hook IRQ %d\n", channel->irq);
 			goto fail2;
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/net_driver.h b/drivers/net/sfc/net_driver.h
index 2c5b5fabac1..abff9084a98 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/net_driver.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/net_driver.h
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ enum efx_rx_alloc_method {
  *
  * @efx: Associated Efx NIC
  * @channel: Channel instance number
+ * @name: Name for channel and IRQ
  * @used_flags: Channel is used by net driver
  * @enabled: Channel enabled indicator
  * @irq: IRQ number (MSI and MSI-X only)
@@ -357,6 +358,7 @@ enum efx_rx_alloc_method {
 struct efx_channel {
 	struct efx_nic *efx;
 	int channel;
+	char name[IFNAMSIZ + 6];
 	int used_flags;
 	bool enabled;
 	int irq;