diff --git a/block/blk-core.c b/block/blk-core.c
index e3299a7..e6956348 100644
--- a/block/blk-core.c
+++ b/block/blk-core.c
@@ -501,6 +501,7 @@
 			(VM_MAX_READAHEAD * 1024) / PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
 	q->backing_dev_info.state = 0;
 	q->backing_dev_info.capabilities = BDI_CAP_MAP_COPY;
+	q->backing_dev_info.name = "block";
 
 	err = bdi_init(&q->backing_dev_info);
 	if (err) {