diff --git a/include/linux/compiler.h b/include/linux/compiler.h
index 5b45ea7dff3e..6a32250f22f7 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -163,7 +163,11 @@ void ftrace_likely_update(struct ftrace_likely_data *f, int val,
 	__asm__ ("" : "=r" (var) : "0" (var))
 #endif
 
-#define __UNIQUE_ID(prefix) __PASTE(__PASTE(__UNIQUE_ID_, prefix), __COUNTER__)
+/* Format: __UNIQUE_ID_<name>_<__COUNTER__> */
+#define __UNIQUE_ID(name)					\
+	__PASTE(__UNIQUE_ID_,					\
+	__PASTE(name,						\
+	__PASTE(_, __COUNTER__)))
 
 /**
  * data_race - mark an expression as containing intentional data races