1 files changed, 0 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ifb.c b/drivers/net/ifb.c
index e07d487f015a..4fecaed67fc4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ifb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ifb.c
@@ -233,10 +233,6 @@ static int __init ifb_init_one(int index)
         if (!dev_ifb)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
-        err = dev_alloc_name(dev_ifb, dev_ifb->name);
-        if (err < 0)
-                goto err;
-
         dev_ifb->rtnl_link_ops = &ifb_link_ops;
         err = register_netdevice(dev_ifb);
         if (err < 0)