diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
index 00431bcefc41..6fd86457630a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c
@@ -11039,7 +11039,18 @@ static int tg3_request_irq(struct tg3 *tp, int irq_num)
 		name = tp->dev->name;
 	else {
 		name = &tnapi->irq_lbl[0];
-		snprintf(name, IFNAMSIZ, "%s-%d", tp->dev->name, irq_num);
+		if (tnapi->tx_buffers && tnapi->rx_rcb)
+			snprintf(name, IFNAMSIZ,
+				 "%s-txrx-%d", tp->dev->name, irq_num);
+		else if (tnapi->tx_buffers)
+			snprintf(name, IFNAMSIZ,
+				 "%s-tx-%d", tp->dev->name, irq_num);
+		else if (tnapi->rx_rcb)
+			snprintf(name, IFNAMSIZ,
+				 "%s-rx-%d", tp->dev->name, irq_num);
+		else
+			snprintf(name, IFNAMSIZ,
+				 "%s-%d", tp->dev->name, irq_num);
 		name[IFNAMSIZ-1] = 0;
 	}