diff --git a/drivers/crypto/marvell/octeontx2/otx2_cpt_devlink.c b/drivers/crypto/marvell/octeontx2/otx2_cpt_devlink.c
index 7503f6b18ac5..a2aba0b0d68a 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/marvell/octeontx2/otx2_cpt_devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/marvell/octeontx2/otx2_cpt_devlink.c
@@ -76,10 +76,6 @@ static int otx2_cpt_devlink_info_get(struct devlink *dl,
 	struct otx2_cptpf_dev *cptpf = cpt_dl->cptpf;
 	int err;
 
-	err = devlink_info_driver_name_put(req, "rvu_cptpf");
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
 	err = otx2_cpt_dl_info_firmware_version_put(req, cptpf->eng_grps.grp,
 						    "fw.ae", OTX2_CPT_AE_TYPES);
 	if (err)
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/hirschmann/hellcreek.c b/drivers/net/dsa/hirschmann/hellcreek.c
index 951f7935c872..595a548bb0a8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/hirschmann/hellcreek.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/hirschmann/hellcreek.c
@@ -1176,11 +1176,6 @@ static int hellcreek_devlink_info_get(struct dsa_switch *ds,
 				      struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct hellcreek *hellcreek = ds->priv;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = devlink_info_driver_name_put(req, "hellcreek");
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
 
 	return devlink_info_version_fixed_put(req,
 					      DEVLINK_INFO_VERSION_GENERIC_ASIC_ID,
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/devlink.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/devlink.c
index 1266eabee086..a08dab75e0c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/devlink.c
@@ -821,11 +821,6 @@ int mv88e6xxx_devlink_info_get(struct dsa_switch *ds,
 			       struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip = ds->priv;
-	int err;
-
-	err = devlink_info_driver_name_put(req, "mv88e6xxx");
-	if (err)
-		return err;
 
 	return devlink_info_version_fixed_put(req,
 					      DEVLINK_INFO_VERSION_GENERIC_ASIC_ID,
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_devlink.c b/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_devlink.c
index 10c6fea1227f..da532614f34a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/sja1105/sja1105_devlink.c
@@ -120,16 +120,10 @@ int sja1105_devlink_info_get(struct dsa_switch *ds,
 			     struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
 	struct sja1105_private *priv = ds->priv;
-	int rc;
-
-	rc = devlink_info_driver_name_put(req, "sja1105");
-	if (rc)
-		return rc;
 
-	rc = devlink_info_version_fixed_put(req,
-					    DEVLINK_INFO_VERSION_GENERIC_ASIC_ID,
-					    priv->info->name);
-	return rc;
+	return devlink_info_version_fixed_put(req,
+					      DEVLINK_INFO_VERSION_GENERIC_ASIC_ID,
+					      priv->info->name);
 }
 
 int sja1105_devlink_setup(struct dsa_switch *ds)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c
index 8a6f788f6294..26913dc816d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_devlink.c
@@ -892,10 +892,6 @@ static int bnxt_dl_info_get(struct devlink *dl, struct devlink_info_req *req,
 	u32 ver = 0;
 	int rc;
 
-	rc = devlink_info_driver_name_put(req, DRV_MODULE_NAME);
-	if (rc)
-		return rc;
-
 	if (BNXT_PF(bp) && (bp->flags & BNXT_FLAG_DSN_VALID)) {
 		sprintf(buf, "%02X-%02X-%02X-%02X-%02X-%02X-%02X-%02X",
 			bp->dsn[7], bp->dsn[6], bp->dsn[5], bp->dsn[4],
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-eth-devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-eth-devlink.c
index 5c6dd3029e2f..76f808d38066 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-eth-devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/dpaa2-eth-devlink.c
@@ -37,18 +37,9 @@ static int dpaa2_eth_dl_info_get(struct devlink *devlink,
 	struct dpaa2_eth_devlink_priv *dl_priv = devlink_priv(devlink);
 	struct dpaa2_eth_priv *priv = dl_priv->dpaa2_priv;
 	char buf[10];
-	int err;
-
-	err = devlink_info_driver_name_put(req, KBUILD_MODNAME);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
 
 	scnprintf(buf, 10, "%d.%d", priv->dpni_ver_major, priv->dpni_ver_minor);
-	err = devlink_info_version_running_put(req, "dpni", buf);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
-	return 0;
+	return devlink_info_version_running_put(req, "dpni", buf);
 }
 
 static struct dpaa2_eth_trap_item *
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/fungible/funeth/funeth_devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/fungible/funeth/funeth_devlink.c
index d50c222948b4..6668375edff6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/fungible/funeth/funeth_devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/fungible/funeth/funeth_devlink.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 static int fun_dl_info_get(struct devlink *dl, struct devlink_info_req *req,
 			   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
-	return devlink_info_driver_name_put(req, KBUILD_MODNAME);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct devlink_ops fun_dl_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_devlink.c
index 4c441e6a5082..3d3b69605423 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_devlink.c
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ static int hclge_devlink_info_get(struct devlink *devlink,
 	struct hclge_devlink_priv *priv = devlink_priv(devlink);
 	char version_str[HCLGE_DEVLINK_FW_STRING_LEN];
 	struct hclge_dev *hdev = priv->hdev;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = devlink_info_driver_name_put(req, KBUILD_MODNAME);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
 
 	snprintf(version_str, sizeof(version_str), "%lu.%lu.%lu.%lu",
 		 hnae3_get_field(hdev->fw_version, HNAE3_FW_VERSION_BYTE3_MASK,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_devlink.c
index fdc19868b818..a6c3c5e8f0ab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_devlink.c
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ static int hclgevf_devlink_info_get(struct devlink *devlink,
 	struct hclgevf_devlink_priv *priv = devlink_priv(devlink);
 	char version_str[HCLGEVF_DEVLINK_FW_STRING_LEN];
 	struct hclgevf_dev *hdev = priv->hdev;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = devlink_info_driver_name_put(req, KBUILD_MODNAME);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
 
 	snprintf(version_str, sizeof(version_str), "%lu.%lu.%lu.%lu",
 		 hnae3_get_field(hdev->fw_version, HNAE3_FW_VERSION_BYTE3_MASK,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_devlink.c
index 1d638216484d..ba74977e75dc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_devlink.c
@@ -311,12 +311,6 @@ static int ice_devlink_info_get(struct devlink *devlink,
 		}
 	}
 
-	err = devlink_info_driver_name_put(req, KBUILD_MODNAME);
-	if (err) {
-		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Unable to set driver name");
-		goto out_free_ctx;
-	}
-
 	ice_info_get_dsn(pf, ctx);
 
 	err = devlink_info_serial_number_put(req, ctx->buf);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_devlink.c
index 88dee589cb21..f15439d26d21 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/rvu_devlink.c
@@ -1550,7 +1550,7 @@ static int rvu_devlink_eswitch_mode_set(struct devlink *devlink, u16 mode,
 static int rvu_devlink_info_get(struct devlink *devlink, struct devlink_info_req *req,
 				struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
-	return devlink_info_driver_name_put(req, DRV_NAME);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct devlink_ops rvu_devlink_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_devlink.c
index 777a27047c8e..5cc6416cf1a6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/nic/otx2_devlink.c
@@ -77,18 +77,11 @@ static const struct devlink_param otx2_dl_params[] = {
 			     otx2_dl_mcam_count_validate),
 };
 
-/* Devlink OPs */
 static int otx2_devlink_info_get(struct devlink *devlink,
 				 struct devlink_info_req *req,
 				 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
-	struct otx2_devlink *otx2_dl = devlink_priv(devlink);
-	struct otx2_nic *pfvf = otx2_dl->pfvf;
-
-	if (is_otx2_vf(pfvf->pcifunc))
-		return devlink_info_driver_name_put(req, "rvu_nicvf");
-
-	return devlink_info_driver_name_put(req, "rvu_nicpf");
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct devlink_ops otx2_devlink_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/prestera/prestera_devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/prestera/prestera_devlink.c
index 84ad05c9f12d..2a4c9df4eb79 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/prestera/prestera_devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/prestera/prestera_devlink.c
@@ -355,11 +355,6 @@ static int prestera_dl_info_get(struct devlink *dl,
 {
 	struct prestera_switch *sw = devlink_priv(dl);
 	char buf[16];
-	int err;
-
-	err = devlink_info_driver_name_put(req, PRESTERA_DRV_NAME);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
 
 	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%d.%d.%d",
 		 sw->dev->fw_rev.maj,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c
index cc2ae427dcb0..751bc4a9edcf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/devlink.c
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ mlx5_devlink_info_get(struct devlink *devlink, struct devlink_info_req *req,
 	u32 running_fw, stored_fw;
 	int err;
 
-	err = devlink_info_driver_name_put(req, KBUILD_MODNAME);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
 	err = devlink_info_version_fixed_put(req, "fw.psid", dev->board_id);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
index a83f6bc30072..a0a06e2eff82 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/core.c
@@ -1459,11 +1459,6 @@ mlxsw_devlink_info_get(struct devlink *devlink, struct devlink_info_req *req,
 	char buf[32];
 	int err;
 
-	err = devlink_info_driver_name_put(req,
-					   mlxsw_core->bus_info->device_kind);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
 	mlxsw_reg_mgir_pack(mgir_pl);
 	err = mlxsw_reg_query(mlxsw_core, MLXSW_REG(mgir), mgir_pl);
 	if (err)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_devlink.c
index 8bfd48d50ef0..4c601ff09cd3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfp_devlink.c
@@ -239,10 +239,6 @@ nfp_devlink_info_get(struct devlink *devlink, struct devlink_info_req *req,
 	char *buf = NULL;
 	int err;
 
-	err = devlink_info_driver_name_put(req, "nfp");
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
 	vendor = nfp_hwinfo_lookup(pf->hwinfo, "assembly.vendor");
 	part = nfp_hwinfo_lookup(pf->hwinfo, "assembly.partno");
 	sn = nfp_hwinfo_lookup(pf->hwinfo, "assembly.serial");
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_devlink.c
index 567f778433e2..e6ff757895ab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_devlink.c
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ static int ionic_dl_info_get(struct devlink *dl, struct devlink_info_req *req,
 	char buf[16];
 	int err = 0;
 
-	err = devlink_info_driver_name_put(req, IONIC_DRV_NAME);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
 	err = devlink_info_version_running_put(req,
 					       DEVLINK_INFO_VERSION_GENERIC_FW,
 					       idev->dev_info.fw_version);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_devlink.c
index 6bb4e165b592..922c47797af6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_devlink.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qed/qed_devlink.c
@@ -162,10 +162,6 @@ static int qed_devlink_info_get(struct devlink *devlink,
 
 	dev_info = &cdev->common_dev_info;
 
-	err = devlink_info_driver_name_put(req, KBUILD_MODNAME);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
 	memcpy(buf, cdev->hwfns[0].hw_info.part_num, sizeof(cdev->hwfns[0].hw_info.part_num));
 	buf[sizeof(cdev->hwfns[0].hw_info.part_num)] = 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
index e14686594a71..b962fc8e1397 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
@@ -994,9 +994,6 @@ static int nsim_dev_info_get(struct devlink *devlink,
 {
 	int err;
 
-	err = devlink_info_driver_name_put(req, DRV_NAME);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
 	err = devlink_info_version_stored_put_ext(req, "fw.mgmt", "10.20.30",
 						  DEVLINK_INFO_VERSION_TYPE_COMPONENT);
 	if (err)
diff --git a/drivers/ptp/ptp_ocp.c b/drivers/ptp/ptp_ocp.c
index 154d58cbd9ce..4bbaccd543ad 100644
--- a/drivers/ptp/ptp_ocp.c
+++ b/drivers/ptp/ptp_ocp.c
@@ -1647,10 +1647,6 @@ ptp_ocp_devlink_info_get(struct devlink *devlink, struct devlink_info_req *req,
 	char buf[32];
 	int err;
 
-	err = devlink_info_driver_name_put(req, KBUILD_MODNAME);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
-
 	fw_image = bp->fw_loader ? "loader" : "fw";
 	sprintf(buf, "%d.%d", bp->fw_tag, bp->fw_version);
 	err = devlink_info_version_running_put(req, fw_image, buf);
diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/core/devlink.c
index cea154ddce7a..6478135d9ba1 100644
--- a/net/core/devlink.c
+++ b/net/core/devlink.c
@@ -6749,11 +6749,24 @@ int devlink_info_version_running_put_ext(struct devlink_info_req *req,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_info_version_running_put_ext);
 
+static int devlink_nl_driver_info_get(struct device_driver *drv,
+				      struct devlink_info_req *req)
+{
+	if (!drv)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (drv->name[0])
+		return devlink_info_driver_name_put(req, drv->name);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 devlink_nl_info_fill(struct sk_buff *msg, struct devlink *devlink,
 		     enum devlink_command cmd, u32 portid,
 		     u32 seq, int flags, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
+	struct device *dev = devlink_to_dev(devlink);
 	struct devlink_info_req req = {};
 	void *hdr;
 	int err;
@@ -6771,6 +6784,10 @@ devlink_nl_info_fill(struct sk_buff *msg, struct devlink *devlink,
 	if (err)
 		goto err_cancel_msg;
 
+	err = devlink_nl_driver_info_get(dev->driver, &req);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_cancel_msg;
+
 	genlmsg_end(msg, hdr);
 	return 0;
 
