diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
index 9a791d8ef200..c4bc67024534 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
@@ -2194,6 +2194,7 @@ int uvc_register_video_device(struct uvc_device *dev,
 			      const struct v4l2_file_operations *fops,
 			      const struct v4l2_ioctl_ops *ioctl_ops)
 {
+	const char *name;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* Initialize the video buffers queue. */
@@ -2222,16 +2223,20 @@ int uvc_register_video_device(struct uvc_device *dev,
 	case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE:
 	default:
 		vdev->device_caps = V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_CAPTURE | V4L2_CAP_STREAMING;
+		name = "Video Capture";
 		break;
 	case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT:
 		vdev->device_caps = V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_OUTPUT | V4L2_CAP_STREAMING;
+		name = "Video Output";
 		break;
 	case V4L2_BUF_TYPE_META_CAPTURE:
 		vdev->device_caps = V4L2_CAP_META_CAPTURE | V4L2_CAP_STREAMING;
+		name = "Metadata";
 		break;
 	}
 
-	strscpy(vdev->name, dev->name, sizeof(vdev->name));
+	snprintf(vdev->name, sizeof(vdev->name), "%s %u", name,
+		 stream->header.bTerminalLink);
 
 	/*
 	 * Set the driver data before calling video_register_device, otherwise