diff --git a/netbox/dcim/filters.py b/netbox/dcim/filters.py
index cf9c04e5c..433e08960 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/filters.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/filters.py
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ class CableFilter(django_filters.FilterSet):
     device_id = MultiValueNumberFilter(
         method='filter_device'
     )
-    device = MultiValueNumberFilter(
+    device = MultiValueCharFilter(
         method='filter_device',
         field_name='device__name'
     )