diff --git a/drivers/platform/surface/surface_platform_profile.c b/drivers/platform/surface/surface_platform_profile.c
index 3de864bc66108..61aa488a80eb5 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/surface/surface_platform_profile.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/surface/surface_platform_profile.c
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ static int surface_platform_profile_probe(struct ssam_device *sdev)
 
 	tpd->sdev = sdev;
 
+	tpd->handler.name = "Surface Platform Profile";
 	tpd->handler.profile_get = ssam_platform_profile_get;
 	tpd->handler.profile_set = ssam_platform_profile_set;
 
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/acer-wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/acer-wmi.c
index d09baa3d3d902..53fbc9b4d3df7 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/acer-wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/acer-wmi.c
@@ -1878,6 +1878,7 @@ static int acer_platform_profile_setup(void)
 	if (quirks->predator_v4) {
 		int err;
 
+		platform_profile_handler.name = "acer-wmi";
 		platform_profile_handler.profile_get =
 			acer_predator_v4_platform_profile_get;
 		platform_profile_handler.profile_set =
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/amd/pmf/sps.c b/drivers/platform/x86/amd/pmf/sps.c
index 92f7fb22277dc..e2d0cc92c4396 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/amd/pmf/sps.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/amd/pmf/sps.c
@@ -405,6 +405,7 @@ int amd_pmf_init_sps(struct amd_pmf_dev *dev)
 		amd_pmf_set_sps_power_limits(dev);
 	}
 
+	dev->pprof.name = "amd-pmf";
 	dev->pprof.profile_get = amd_pmf_profile_get;
 	dev->pprof.profile_set = amd_pmf_profile_set;
 
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c
index 2ccc23b259d3e..c7c104c65a85a 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/asus-wmi.c
@@ -3910,6 +3910,7 @@ static int platform_profile_setup(struct asus_wmi *asus)
 
 	dev_info(dev, "Using throttle_thermal_policy for platform_profile support\n");
 
+	asus->platform_profile_handler.name = "asus-wmi";
 	asus->platform_profile_handler.profile_get = asus_wmi_platform_profile_get;
 	asus->platform_profile_handler.profile_set = asus_wmi_platform_profile_set;
 
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/alienware-wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/alienware-wmi.c
index a800c28bb4d51..ac0038afd98fa 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/alienware-wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/alienware-wmi.c
@@ -1056,6 +1056,7 @@ static int create_thermal_profile(void)
 
 	pp_handler.profile_get = thermal_profile_get;
 	pp_handler.profile_set = thermal_profile_set;
+	pp_handler.name = "alienware-wmi";
 
 	return platform_profile_register(&pp_handler);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-pc.c b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-pc.c
index 972385ca1990b..3cf79e55e3129 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-pc.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell/dell-pc.c
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ static int thermal_init(void)
 	thermal_handler = kzalloc(sizeof(*thermal_handler), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!thermal_handler)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	thermal_handler->name = "dell-pc";
 	thermal_handler->profile_get = thermal_platform_profile_get;
 	thermal_handler->profile_set = thermal_platform_profile_set;
 
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-wmi.c
index 81ccc96ffe40a..26cac73caf2b9 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-wmi.c
@@ -1624,6 +1624,7 @@ static int thermal_profile_setup(void)
 		set_bit(PLATFORM_PROFILE_COOL, platform_profile_handler.choices);
 	}
 
+	platform_profile_handler.name = "hp-wmi";
 	set_bit(PLATFORM_PROFILE_BALANCED, platform_profile_handler.choices);
 	set_bit(PLATFORM_PROFILE_PERFORMANCE, platform_profile_handler.choices);
 
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/ideapad-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/ideapad-laptop.c
index 9d8c3f064050e..1f94c14c3b832 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/ideapad-laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/ideapad-laptop.c
@@ -1102,6 +1102,7 @@ static int ideapad_dytc_profile_init(struct ideapad_private *priv)
 
 	mutex_init(&priv->dytc->mutex);
 
+	priv->dytc->pprof.name = "ideapad-laptop";
 	priv->dytc->priv = priv;
 	priv->dytc->pprof.profile_get = dytc_profile_get;
 	priv->dytc->pprof.profile_set = dytc_profile_set;
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/inspur_platform_profile.c b/drivers/platform/x86/inspur_platform_profile.c
index 8440defa67886..03da2c8cf6789 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/inspur_platform_profile.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/inspur_platform_profile.c
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ static int inspur_wmi_probe(struct wmi_device *wdev, const void *context)
 	priv->wdev = wdev;
 	dev_set_drvdata(&wdev->dev, priv);
 
+	priv->handler.name = "inspur-wmi";
 	priv->handler.profile_get = inspur_platform_profile_get;
 	priv->handler.profile_set = inspur_platform_profile_set;
 
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
index 4c1b0553f8720..c8c316b8507a5 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
@@ -10549,6 +10549,7 @@ static void dytc_profile_refresh(void)
 }
 
 static struct platform_profile_handler dytc_profile = {
+	.name = "thinkpad-acpi",
 	.profile_get = dytc_profile_get,
 	.profile_set = dytc_profile_set,
 };
diff --git a/include/linux/platform_profile.h b/include/linux/platform_profile.h
index f5492ed413f36..6fa988e417428 100644
--- a/include/linux/platform_profile.h
+++ b/include/linux/platform_profile.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ enum platform_profile_option {
 };
 
 struct platform_profile_handler {
+	const char *name;
 	unsigned long choices[BITS_TO_LONGS(PLATFORM_PROFILE_LAST)];
 	int (*profile_get)(struct platform_profile_handler *pprof,
 				enum platform_profile_option *profile);
