return retval;
        }
 
-       /* physical port net_bdf_port */
-       snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "net_%s", pci_dev->device.name);
-
-       retval = rte_eth_dev_create(&pci_dev->device, name,
+       retval = rte_eth_dev_create(&pci_dev->device, pci_dev->device.name,
                sizeof(struct i40e_adapter),
                eth_dev_pci_specific_init, pci_dev,
                eth_i40e_dev_init, NULL);
                return retval;
 
        /* probe VF representor ports */
-       struct rte_eth_dev *pf_ethdev = rte_eth_dev_allocated(name);
+       struct rte_eth_dev *pf_ethdev = rte_eth_dev_allocated(
+               pci_dev->device.name);
 
        if (pf_ethdev == NULL)
                return -ENODEV;