diff --git a/src/core/osmo_io.c b/src/core/osmo_io.c
index 7ea959b2b..33466e5d1 100644
--- a/src/core/osmo_io.c
+++ b/src/core/osmo_io.c
@@ -152,9 +152,7 @@ struct msgb *iofd_msgb_alloc(struct osmo_io_fd *iofd)
 	uint16_t headroom = iofd->msgb_alloc.headroom;
 
 	OSMO_ASSERT(iofd->msgb_alloc.size < 0xffff - headroom);
-	return msgb_alloc_headroom_c(iofd,
-				     iofd->msgb_alloc.size + headroom, headroom,
-				     iofd->name ? : "iofd_msgb");
+	return msgb_alloc_headroom_c(iofd, iofd->msgb_alloc.size + headroom, headroom, "osmo_io_msgb");
 }
 
 /*! return the pending msgb in iofd or NULL if there is none*/