diff --git a/net/mdio-uclass.c b/net/mdio-uclass.c
index 1c0d252..6f922e8 100644
--- a/net/mdio-uclass.c
+++ b/net/mdio-uclass.c
@@ -23,6 +23,17 @@
 
 static int dm_mdio_post_bind(struct udevice *dev)
 {
+	const char *dt_name;
+
+	/* set a custom name for the MDIO device, if present in DT */
+	if (ofnode_valid(dev->node)) {
+		dt_name = ofnode_read_string(dev->node, "device-name");
+		if (dt_name) {
+			debug("renaming dev %s to %s\n", dev->name, dt_name);
+			device_set_name(dev, dt_name);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * MDIO command doesn't like spaces in names, don't allow them to keep
 	 * it happy