diff --git a/NetlinkHandler.cpp b/NetlinkHandler.cpp
index 534f386..7edd190 100644
--- a/NetlinkHandler.cpp
+++ b/NetlinkHandler.cpp
@@ -91,12 +91,8 @@
 
     } else if (!strcmp(subsys, "xt_idletimer")) {
         int action = evt->getAction();
-        const char *label = evt->findParam("LABEL");
+        const char *label = evt->findParam("INTERFACE");
         const char *state = evt->findParam("STATE");
-        // if no LABEL, use INTERFACE instead
-        if (label == NULL) {
-            label = evt->findParam("INTERFACE");
-        }
         if (state)
             notifyInterfaceClassActivity(label, !strcmp("active", state));