1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/ieee802154/nl-phy.c b/net/ieee802154/nl-phy.c
index 1b9d25f6e898..346c6665d25e 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/nl-phy.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/nl-phy.c
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ int ieee802154_add_iface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
         int rc = -ENOBUFS;
         struct net_device *dev;
         int type = __IEEE802154_DEV_INVALID;
+        unsigned char name_assign_type;
 
         pr_debug("%s\n", __func__);
 
@@ -190,8 +191,10 @@ int ieee802154_add_iface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
                 if (devname[nla_len(info->attrs[IEEE802154_ATTR_DEV_NAME]) - 1]
                                 != '\0')
                         return -EINVAL; /* phy name should be null-terminated */
+                name_assign_type = NET_NAME_USER;
         } else  {
                 devname = "wpan%d";
+                name_assign_type = NET_NAME_ENUM;
         }
 
         if (strlen(devname) >= IFNAMSIZ)
@@ -221,7 +224,7 @@ int ieee802154_add_iface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
         }
 
         dev = rdev_add_virtual_intf_deprecated(wpan_phy_to_rdev(phy), devname,
-                                               type);
+                                               name_assign_type, type);
         if (IS_ERR(dev)) {
                 rc = PTR_ERR(dev);
                 goto nla_put_failure;