diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_workarounds.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_workarounds.c
index 95be0f108f26..3b1fc7c8faa8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_workarounds.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_workarounds.c
@@ -50,9 +50,10 @@
  * - Public functions to init or apply the given workaround type.
  */
 
-static void wa_init_start(struct i915_wa_list *wal, const char *name)
+static void wa_init_start(struct i915_wa_list *wal, const char *name, const char *engine_name)
 {
 	wal->name = name;
+	wal->engine_name = engine_name;
 }
 
 #define WA_LIST_CHUNK (1 << 4)
@@ -74,8 +75,8 @@ static void wa_init_finish(struct i915_wa_list *wal)
 	if (!wal->count)
 		return;
 
-	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("Initialized %u %s workarounds\n",
-			 wal->wa_count, wal->name);
+	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("Initialized %u %s workarounds on %s\n",
+			 wal->wa_count, wal->name, wal->engine_name);
 }
 
 static void _wa_add(struct i915_wa_list *wal, const struct i915_wa *wa)
@@ -591,7 +592,7 @@ __intel_engine_init_ctx_wa(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 	if (engine->class != RENDER_CLASS)
 		return;
 
-	wa_init_start(wal, name);
+	wa_init_start(wal, name, engine->name);
 
 	if (IS_GEN(i915, 11))
 		icl_ctx_workarounds_init(engine, wal);
@@ -921,7 +922,7 @@ void intel_gt_init_workarounds(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 {
 	struct i915_wa_list *wal = &i915->gt_wa_list;
 
-	wa_init_start(wal, "GT");
+	wa_init_start(wal, "GT", "global");
 	gt_init_workarounds(i915, wal);
 	wa_init_finish(wal);
 }
@@ -1192,7 +1193,7 @@ void intel_engine_init_whitelist(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = engine->i915;
 	struct i915_wa_list *w = &engine->whitelist;
 
-	wa_init_start(w, "whitelist");
+	wa_init_start(w, "whitelist", engine->name);
 
 	if (IS_GEN(i915, 11))
 		icl_whitelist_build(engine);
@@ -1384,7 +1385,7 @@ void intel_engine_init_workarounds(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	if (INTEL_GEN(engine->i915) < 8)
 		return;
 
-	wa_init_start(wal, engine->name);
+	wa_init_start(wal, "engine", engine->name);
 	engine_init_workarounds(engine, wal);
 	wa_init_finish(wal);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_workarounds_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_workarounds_types.h
index 42ac1fb99572..e27ab1b710b3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_workarounds_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_workarounds_types.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ struct i915_wa {
 
 struct i915_wa_list {
 	const char	*name;
+	const char	*engine_name;
 	struct i915_wa	*list;
 	unsigned int	count;
 	unsigned int	wa_count;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_workarounds.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_workarounds.c
index fd1d47ba4b10..a0d8f1bfe0ad 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_workarounds.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_workarounds.c
@@ -25,11 +25,9 @@ static const struct wo_register {
 	{ INTEL_GEMINILAKE, 0x731c }
 };
 
-#define REF_NAME_MAX (INTEL_ENGINE_CS_MAX_NAME + 8)
 struct wa_lists {
 	struct i915_wa_list gt_wa_list;
 	struct {
-		char name[REF_NAME_MAX];
 		struct i915_wa_list wa_list;
 		struct i915_wa_list ctx_wa_list;
 	} engine[I915_NUM_ENGINES];
@@ -43,25 +41,20 @@ reference_lists_init(struct drm_i915_private *i915, struct wa_lists *lists)
 
 	memset(lists, 0, sizeof(*lists));
 
-	wa_init_start(&lists->gt_wa_list, "GT_REF");
+	wa_init_start(&lists->gt_wa_list, "GT_REF", "global");
 	gt_init_workarounds(i915, &lists->gt_wa_list);
 	wa_init_finish(&lists->gt_wa_list);
 
 	for_each_engine(engine, i915, id) {
 		struct i915_wa_list *wal = &lists->engine[id].wa_list;
-		char *name = lists->engine[id].name;
 
-		snprintf(name, REF_NAME_MAX, "%s_REF", engine->name);
-
-		wa_init_start(wal, name);
+		wa_init_start(wal, "REF", engine->name);
 		engine_init_workarounds(engine, wal);
 		wa_init_finish(wal);
 
-		snprintf(name, REF_NAME_MAX, "%s_CTX_REF", engine->name);
-
 		__intel_engine_init_ctx_wa(engine,
 					   &lists->engine[id].ctx_wa_list,
-					   name);
+					   "CTX_REF");
 	}
 }
 
@@ -292,8 +285,8 @@ static int check_whitelist_across_reset(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 	intel_wakeref_t wakeref;
 	int err;
 
-	pr_info("Checking %d whitelisted registers (RING_NONPRIV) [%s]\n",
-		engine->whitelist.count, name);
+	pr_info("Checking %d whitelisted registers on %s (RING_NONPRIV) [%s]\n",
+		engine->whitelist.count, engine->name, name);
 
 	ctx = kernel_context(i915);
 	if (IS_ERR(ctx))