diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
index 2ff874b6ec89abceabc7ca9dbcf7cf3263c129cc..73f596a90c691a471a55951264b1a6fedf189e6e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
@@ -1604,14 +1604,16 @@ static int xennet_init_queue(struct netfront_queue *queue)
 {
 	unsigned short i;
 	int err = 0;
+	char *devid;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&queue->tx_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&queue->rx_lock);
 
 	timer_setup(&queue->rx_refill_timer, rx_refill_timeout, 0);
 
-	snprintf(queue->name, sizeof(queue->name), "%s-q%u",
-		 queue->info->xbdev->nodename, queue->id);
+	devid = strrchr(queue->info->xbdev->nodename, '/') + 1;
+	snprintf(queue->name, sizeof(queue->name), "vif%s-q%u",
+		 devid, queue->id);
 
 	/* Initialise tx_skbs as a free chain containing every entry. */
 	queue->tx_skb_freelist = 0;