diff --git a/rust/kernel/lib.rs b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
index a791702b4fee..5af00e072a58 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ pub trait Module: Sized + Sync + Send {
     /// should do.
     ///
     /// Equivalent to the `module_init` macro in the C API.
-    fn init(module: &'static ThisModule) -> error::Result<Self>;
+    fn init(name: &'static str::CStr, module: &'static ThisModule) -> error::Result<Self>;
 }
 
 /// A module that is pinned and initialised in-place.
@@ -79,13 +79,19 @@ pub trait InPlaceModule: Sync + Send {
     /// Creates an initialiser for the module.
     ///
     /// It is called when the module is loaded.
-    fn init(module: &'static ThisModule) -> impl init::PinInit<Self, error::Error>;
+    fn init(
+        name: &'static str::CStr,
+        module: &'static ThisModule,
+    ) -> impl init::PinInit<Self, error::Error>;
 }
 
 impl<T: Module> InPlaceModule for T {
-    fn init(module: &'static ThisModule) -> impl init::PinInit<Self, error::Error> {
+    fn init(
+        name: &'static str::CStr,
+        module: &'static ThisModule,
+    ) -> impl init::PinInit<Self, error::Error> {
         let initer = move |slot: *mut Self| {
-            let m = <Self as Module>::init(module)?;
+            let m = <Self as Module>::init(name, module)?;
 
             // SAFETY: `slot` is valid for write per the contract with `pin_init_from_closure`.
             unsafe { slot.write(m) };
diff --git a/rust/kernel/net/phy.rs b/rust/kernel/net/phy.rs
index fd40b703d224..ccb2552dc107 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/net/phy.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/net/phy.rs
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ struct Module {
                 [$($crate::net::phy::create_phy_driver::<$driver>()),+];
 
             impl $crate::Module for Module {
-                fn init(module: &'static ThisModule) -> Result<Self> {
+                fn init(_name: &'static CStr, module: &'static ThisModule) -> Result<Self> {
                     // SAFETY: The anonymous constant guarantees that nobody else can access
                     // the `DRIVERS` static. The array is used only in the C side.
                     let drivers = unsafe { &mut DRIVERS };
diff --git a/rust/macros/module.rs b/rust/macros/module.rs
index 105be4797f85..be03b2cf77a1 100644
--- a/rust/macros/module.rs
+++ b/rust/macros/module.rs
@@ -302,7 +302,8 @@ mod __module_init {{
                     ///
                     /// This function must only be called once.
                     unsafe fn __init() -> core::ffi::c_int {{
-                        let initer = <{type_} as kernel::InPlaceModule>::init(&super::super::THIS_MODULE);
+                        let initer = <{type_} as kernel::InPlaceModule>::init(kernel::c_str!(\"{name}\"),
+                                                                              &super::super::THIS_MODULE);
                         // SAFETY: No data race, since `__MOD` can only be accessed by this module
                         // and there only `__init` and `__exit` access it. These functions are only
                         // called once and `__exit` cannot be called before or during `__init`.
diff --git a/samples/rust/rust_minimal.rs b/samples/rust/rust_minimal.rs
index 2a9eaab62d1c..3b918ff5eebb 100644
--- a/samples/rust/rust_minimal.rs
+++ b/samples/rust/rust_minimal.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ struct RustMinimal {
 }
 
 impl kernel::Module for RustMinimal {
-    fn init(_module: &'static ThisModule) -> Result<Self> {
+    fn init(_name: &'static CStr, _module: &'static ThisModule) -> Result<Self> {
         pr_info!("Rust minimal sample (init)\n");
         pr_info!("Am I built-in? {}\n", !cfg!(MODULE));
 
diff --git a/samples/rust/rust_print.rs b/samples/rust/rust_print.rs
index 6eabb0d79ea3..722275a735f1 100644
--- a/samples/rust/rust_print.rs
+++ b/samples/rust/rust_print.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ fn arc_print() -> Result {
 }
 
 impl kernel::Module for RustPrint {
-    fn init(_module: &'static ThisModule) -> Result<Self> {
+    fn init(_name: &'static CStr, _module: &'static ThisModule) -> Result<Self> {
         pr_info!("Rust printing macros sample (init)\n");
 
         pr_emerg!("Emergency message (level 0) without args\n");
