2 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
index 8ed1fc5cbc70..a2a2d5e2c72e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c
@@ -1204,6 +1204,9 @@ usbnet_probe (struct usb_interface *udev, const struct usb_device_id *prod)
                 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))
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.h b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.h
index 1fae4347e831..29ab92e33e55 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.h
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/usbnet.h
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ struct driver_info {
 #define FLAG_ETHER      0x0020          /* maybe use "eth%d" names */
 
 #define FLAG_FRAMING_AX 0x0040          /* AX88772/178 packets */
+#define FLAG_WLAN       0x0080          /* use "wlan%d" names */
+
 
         /* init device ... can sleep, or cause probe() failure */
         int     (*bind)(struct usbnet *, struct usb_interface *);