struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
        irqreturn_t (*handler)(int, void *);
        int i, vector, q_vectors, err;
+       int ri=0, ti=0;
 
        /* Decrement for Other and TCP Timer vectors */
        q_vectors = adapter->num_msix_vectors - NON_Q_VECTORS;
                          &ixgbe_msix_clean_many)
        for (vector = 0; vector < q_vectors; vector++) {
                handler = SET_HANDLER(&adapter->q_vector[vector]);
-               sprintf(adapter->name[vector], "%s:v%d-%s",
-                       netdev->name, vector,
-                       (handler == &ixgbe_msix_clean_rx) ? "Rx" :
-                        ((handler == &ixgbe_msix_clean_tx) ? "Tx" : "TxRx"));
+
+               if(handler == &ixgbe_msix_clean_rx) {
+                       sprintf(adapter->name[vector], "%s-%s-%d",
+                               netdev->name, "rx", ri++);
+               }
+               else if(handler == &ixgbe_msix_clean_tx) {
+                       sprintf(adapter->name[vector], "%s-%s-%d",
+                               netdev->name, "tx", ti++);
+               }
+               else
+                       sprintf(adapter->name[vector], "%s-%s-%d",
+                               netdev->name, "TxRx", vector);
+
                err = request_irq(adapter->msix_entries[vector].vector,
                                  handler, 0, adapter->name[vector],
                                  &(adapter->q_vector[vector]));