diff --git a/net/mac80211/iface.c b/net/mac80211/iface.c
index 49d4f86..dee30ae 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/iface.c
@@ -1145,6 +1145,10 @@
 				+ IEEE80211_ENCRYPT_HEADROOM;
 	ndev->needed_tailroom = IEEE80211_ENCRYPT_TAILROOM;
 
+	ret = dev_alloc_name(ndev, ndev->name);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto fail;
+
 	ieee80211_assign_perm_addr(local, ndev, type);
 	memcpy(ndev->dev_addr, ndev->perm_addr, ETH_ALEN);
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(ndev, wiphy_dev(local->hw.wiphy));