diff --git a/src/drivers/i2c/generic/generic.c b/src/drivers/i2c/generic/generic.c
index 30a280b..c11a889 100644
--- a/src/drivers/i2c/generic/generic.c
+++ b/src/drivers/i2c/generic/generic.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 	static char name[5];
 
 	if (config->name)
-		return name;
+		return config->name;
 
 	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "D%03.3X", dev->path.i2c.device);
 	name[4] = '\0';