diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
index f9d80fc00cb8..2bb3f1adbb61 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac.h
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ struct stmmac_priv {
 	char int_name_mac[IFNAMSIZ + 9];
 	char int_name_wol[IFNAMSIZ + 9];
 	char int_name_lpi[IFNAMSIZ + 9];
+	char int_name_sfty[IFNAMSIZ + 10];
 	char int_name_sfty_ce[IFNAMSIZ + 10];
 	char int_name_sfty_ue[IFNAMSIZ + 10];
 	char int_name_rx_irq[MTL_MAX_TX_QUEUES][IFNAMSIZ + 14];
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index e49b1306b338..93439a14378f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -3539,11 +3539,13 @@ static int stmmac_request_irq_multi_msi(struct net_device *dev)
 	 * Error line in case of another line is used
 	 */
 	if (priv->sfty_irq > 0 && priv->sfty_irq != dev->irq) {
+		int_name = priv->int_name_sfty;
+		sprintf(int_name, "%s:%s", dev->name, "safety");
 		ret = request_irq(priv->sfty_irq, stmmac_safety_interrupt,
-				  0, dev->name, dev);
+				  0, int_name, dev);
 		if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
 			netdev_err(priv->dev,
-				   "%s: alloc safety failed %d (error: %d)\n",
+				   "%s: alloc sfty MSI %d (error: %d)\n",
 				   __func__, priv->sfty_irq, ret);
 			irq_err = REQ_IRQ_ERR_SFTY;
 			goto irq_error;
@@ -3692,10 +3694,10 @@ static int stmmac_request_irq_single(struct net_device *dev)
 	 */
 	if (priv->sfty_irq > 0 && priv->sfty_irq != dev->irq) {
 		ret = request_irq(priv->sfty_irq, stmmac_safety_interrupt,
-				  0, dev->name, dev);
+				  IRQF_SHARED, dev->name, dev);
 		if (unlikely(ret < 0)) {
 			netdev_err(priv->dev,
-				   "%s: alloc safety failed %d (error: %d)\n",
+				   "%s: ERROR: allocating the sfty IRQ %d (%d)\n",
 				   __func__, priv->sfty_irq, ret);
 			irq_err = REQ_IRQ_ERR_SFTY;
 			goto irq_error;