diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
index 1f572896d1ee..75110c8d6a90 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_net_common.c
@@ -3289,7 +3289,7 @@ nfp_net_get_phys_port_name(struct net_device *netdev, char *name, size_t len)
 	if (nn->dp.is_vf)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	n = snprintf(name, len, "%d", nn->id);
+	n = snprintf(name, len, "n%d", nn->id);
 	if (n >= len)
 		return -EINVAL;