diff --git a/net/ethernet/eth.c b/net/ethernet/eth.c
index ebcc812735a4c13f104f5ed3e86b15fda4aef148..62b89d6f54fd2c6ed1b75064ba8f1db4c1200a23 100644
--- a/net/ethernet/eth.c
+++ b/net/ethernet/eth.c
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ether_setup);
 struct net_device *alloc_etherdev_mqs(int sizeof_priv, unsigned int txqs,
 				      unsigned int rxqs)
 {
-	return alloc_netdev_mqs(sizeof_priv, "eth%d", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+	return alloc_netdev_mqs(sizeof_priv, "eth%d", NET_NAME_ENUM,
 				ether_setup, txqs, rxqs);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_etherdev_mqs);