diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index 8ed1fc5..a2a2d5e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -1204,6 +1204,9 @@
 		if ((dev->driver_info->flags & FLAG_ETHER) != 0
 				&& (net->dev_addr [0] & 0x02) == 0)
 			strcpy (net->name, "eth%d");
+		/* WLAN devices should always be named "wlan%d" */
+		if ((dev->driver_info->flags & FLAG_WLAN) != 0)
+			strcpy(net->name, "wlan%d");
 
 		/* maybe the remote can't receive an Ethernet MTU */
 		if (net->mtu > (dev->hard_mtu - net->hard_header_len))