diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx.h b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx.h
index 004a8a1a0027..a736829d25cd 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx.h
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx.h
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ struct st_lsm6dsx_ext_dev_settings {
  * struct st_lsm6dsx_settings - ST IMU sensor settings
  * @wai: Sensor WhoAmI default value.
  * @max_fifo_size: Sensor max fifo length in FIFO words.
- * @id: List of hw id supported by the driver configuration.
+ * @id: List of hw id/device name supported by the driver configuration.
  * @decimator: List of decimator register info (addr + mask).
  * @batch: List of FIFO batching register info (addr + mask).
  * @fifo_ops: Sensor hw FIFO parameters.
@@ -208,7 +208,10 @@ struct st_lsm6dsx_ext_dev_settings {
 struct st_lsm6dsx_settings {
 	u8 wai;
 	u16 max_fifo_size;
-	enum st_lsm6dsx_hw_id id[ST_LSM6DSX_MAX_ID];
+	struct {
+		enum st_lsm6dsx_hw_id hw_id;
+		const char name[32];
+	} id[ST_LSM6DSX_MAX_ID];
 	struct st_lsm6dsx_reg decimator[ST_LSM6DSX_MAX_ID];
 	struct st_lsm6dsx_reg batch[ST_LSM6DSX_MAX_ID];
 	struct st_lsm6dsx_fifo_ops fifo_ops;
@@ -302,7 +305,7 @@ struct st_lsm6dsx_hw {
 static const unsigned long st_lsm6dsx_available_scan_masks[] = {0x7, 0x0};
 extern const struct dev_pm_ops st_lsm6dsx_pm_ops;
 
-int st_lsm6dsx_probe(struct device *dev, int irq, int hw_id, const char *name,
+int st_lsm6dsx_probe(struct device *dev, int irq, int hw_id,
 		     struct regmap *regmap);
 int st_lsm6dsx_sensor_set_enable(struct st_lsm6dsx_sensor *sensor,
 				 bool enable);
diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c
index cf82c9049945..04233928d23e 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c
@@ -125,7 +125,10 @@ static const struct st_lsm6dsx_settings st_lsm6dsx_sensor_settings[] = {
 		.wai = 0x69,
 		.max_fifo_size = 1365,
 		.id = {
-			[0] = ST_LSM6DS3_ID,
+			{
+				.hw_id = ST_LSM6DS3_ID,
+				.name = ST_LSM6DS3_DEV_NAME,
+			},
 		},
 		.decimator = {
 			[ST_LSM6DSX_ID_ACC] = {
@@ -172,7 +175,10 @@ static const struct st_lsm6dsx_settings st_lsm6dsx_sensor_settings[] = {
 		.wai = 0x69,
 		.max_fifo_size = 682,
 		.id = {
-			[0] = ST_LSM6DS3H_ID,
+			{
+				.hw_id = ST_LSM6DS3H_ID,
+				.name = ST_LSM6DS3H_DEV_NAME,
+			},
 		},
 		.decimator = {
 			[ST_LSM6DSX_ID_ACC] = {
@@ -219,9 +225,16 @@ static const struct st_lsm6dsx_settings st_lsm6dsx_sensor_settings[] = {
 		.wai = 0x6a,
 		.max_fifo_size = 682,
 		.id = {
-			[0] = ST_LSM6DSL_ID,
-			[1] = ST_LSM6DSM_ID,
-			[2] = ST_ISM330DLC_ID,
+			{
+				.hw_id = ST_LSM6DSL_ID,
+				.name = ST_LSM6DSL_DEV_NAME,
+			}, {
+				.hw_id = ST_LSM6DSM_ID,
+				.name = ST_LSM6DSM_DEV_NAME,
+			}, {
+				.hw_id = ST_ISM330DLC_ID,
+				.name = ST_ISM330DLC_DEV_NAME,
+			},
 		},
 		.decimator = {
 			[ST_LSM6DSX_ID_ACC] = {
@@ -268,8 +281,13 @@ static const struct st_lsm6dsx_settings st_lsm6dsx_sensor_settings[] = {
 		.wai = 0x6c,
 		.max_fifo_size = 512,
 		.id = {
-			[0] = ST_LSM6DSO_ID,
-			[1] = ST_LSM6DSOX_ID,
+			{
+				.hw_id = ST_LSM6DSO_ID,
+				.name = ST_LSM6DSO_DEV_NAME,
+			}, {
+				.hw_id = ST_LSM6DSOX_ID,
+				.name = ST_LSM6DSOX_DEV_NAME,
+			},
 		},
 		.batch = {
 			[ST_LSM6DSX_ID_ACC] = {
@@ -334,7 +352,10 @@ static const struct st_lsm6dsx_settings st_lsm6dsx_sensor_settings[] = {
 		.wai = 0x6b,
 		.max_fifo_size = 512,
 		.id = {
-			[0] = ST_ASM330LHH_ID,
+			{
+				.hw_id = ST_ASM330LHH_ID,
+				.name = ST_ASM330LHH_DEV_NAME,
+			},
 		},
 		.batch = {
 			[ST_LSM6DSX_ID_ACC] = {
@@ -373,7 +394,10 @@ static const struct st_lsm6dsx_settings st_lsm6dsx_sensor_settings[] = {
 		.wai = 0x6b,
 		.max_fifo_size = 512,
 		.id = {
-			[0] = ST_LSM6DSR_ID,
+			{
+				.hw_id = ST_LSM6DSR_ID,
+				.name = ST_LSM6DSR_DEV_NAME,
+			},
 		},
 		.batch = {
 			[ST_LSM6DSX_ID_ACC] = {
@@ -471,13 +495,14 @@ int st_lsm6dsx_set_page(struct st_lsm6dsx_hw *hw, bool enable)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int st_lsm6dsx_check_whoami(struct st_lsm6dsx_hw *hw, int id)
+static int st_lsm6dsx_check_whoami(struct st_lsm6dsx_hw *hw, int id,
+				   const char **name)
 {
 	int err, i, j, data;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(st_lsm6dsx_sensor_settings); i++) {
 		for (j = 0; j < ST_LSM6DSX_MAX_ID; j++) {
-			if (id == st_lsm6dsx_sensor_settings[i].id[j])
+			if (id == st_lsm6dsx_sensor_settings[i].id[j].hw_id)
 				break;
 		}
 		if (j < ST_LSM6DSX_MAX_ID)
@@ -500,6 +525,7 @@ static int st_lsm6dsx_check_whoami(struct st_lsm6dsx_hw *hw, int id)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
+	*name = st_lsm6dsx_sensor_settings[i].id[j].name;
 	hw->settings = &st_lsm6dsx_sensor_settings[i];
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1041,11 +1067,12 @@ static struct iio_dev *st_lsm6dsx_alloc_iiodev(struct st_lsm6dsx_hw *hw,
 	return iio_dev;
 }
 
-int st_lsm6dsx_probe(struct device *dev, int irq, int hw_id, const char *name,
+int st_lsm6dsx_probe(struct device *dev, int irq, int hw_id,
 		     struct regmap *regmap)
 {
 	const struct st_lsm6dsx_shub_settings *hub_settings;
 	struct st_lsm6dsx_hw *hw;
+	const char *name = NULL;
 	int i, err;
 
 	hw = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*hw), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1066,7 +1093,7 @@ int st_lsm6dsx_probe(struct device *dev, int irq, int hw_id, const char *name,
 	hw->irq = irq;
 	hw->regmap = regmap;
 
-	err = st_lsm6dsx_check_whoami(hw, hw_id);
+	err = st_lsm6dsx_check_whoami(hw, hw_id, &name);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_i2c.c b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_i2c.c
index f54370196098..47581a4e456e 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_i2c.c
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ static int st_lsm6dsx_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		return PTR_ERR(regmap);
 	}
 
-	return st_lsm6dsx_probe(&client->dev, client->irq,
-				hw_id, id->name, regmap);
+	return st_lsm6dsx_probe(&client->dev, client->irq, hw_id, regmap);
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id st_lsm6dsx_i2c_of_match[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_spi.c b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_spi.c
index 4a4abb2935da..facf66978a4b 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_spi.c
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ static int st_lsm6dsx_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 		return PTR_ERR(regmap);
 	}
 
-	return st_lsm6dsx_probe(&spi->dev, spi->irq,
-				hw_id, id->name, regmap);
+	return st_lsm6dsx_probe(&spi->dev, spi->irq, hw_id, regmap);
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id st_lsm6dsx_spi_of_match[] = {
