diff --git a/include/net/cfg802154.h b/include/net/cfg802154.h
index eeda67652766a9979478de97105322b5ee6a7977..6ea16c84293b0cdcb981df77481a4fa5e509fdde 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg802154.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg802154.h
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@ struct wpan_phy_cca;
 struct cfg802154_ops {
 	struct net_device * (*add_virtual_intf_deprecated)(struct wpan_phy *wpan_phy,
 							   const char *name,
+							   unsigned char name_assign_type,
 							   int type);
 	void	(*del_virtual_intf_deprecated)(struct wpan_phy *wpan_phy,
 					       struct net_device *dev);
 	int	(*add_virtual_intf)(struct wpan_phy *wpan_phy,
 				    const char *name,
+				    unsigned char name_assign_type,
 				    enum nl802154_iftype type,
 				    __le64 extended_addr);
 	int	(*del_virtual_intf)(struct wpan_phy *wpan_phy,
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/nl-phy.c b/net/ieee802154/nl-phy.c
index 1b9d25f6e898616d7972950692bcd1eab71ddb26..346c6665d25e59bf372bacedc5a2ae6df30d227c 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;
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
index a4daf91b8d0a395d6964dad93cf292e566dee22c..f3c12f6a4a392ad301e5a79fcabb2bb9f8521431 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
+++ b/net/ieee802154/nl802154.c
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ static int nl802154_new_interface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 
 	return rdev_add_virtual_intf(rdev,
 				     nla_data(info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_IFNAME]),
-				     type, extended_addr);
+				     NET_NAME_USER, type, extended_addr);
 }
 
 static int nl802154_del_interface(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
diff --git a/net/ieee802154/rdev-ops.h b/net/ieee802154/rdev-ops.h
index 624413ee095f3fe87799ffa71c21a17ce0532e84..7b5a9dd94fe5a2b55d01103aa529261141ece521 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/rdev-ops.h
+++ b/net/ieee802154/rdev-ops.h
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@
 
 static inline struct net_device *
 rdev_add_virtual_intf_deprecated(struct cfg802154_registered_device *rdev,
-				 const char *name, int type)
+				 const char *name,
+				 unsigned char name_assign_type,
+				 int type)
 {
 	return rdev->ops->add_virtual_intf_deprecated(&rdev->wpan_phy, name,
-						      type);
+						      name_assign_type, type);
 }
 
 static inline void
@@ -23,13 +25,15 @@ rdev_del_virtual_intf_deprecated(struct cfg802154_registered_device *rdev,
 
 static inline int
 rdev_add_virtual_intf(struct cfg802154_registered_device *rdev, char *name,
+		      unsigned char name_assign_type,
 		      enum nl802154_iftype type, __le64 extended_addr)
 {
 	int ret;
 
 	trace_802154_rdev_add_virtual_intf(&rdev->wpan_phy, name, type,
 					   extended_addr);
-	ret = rdev->ops->add_virtual_intf(&rdev->wpan_phy, name, type,
+	ret = rdev->ops->add_virtual_intf(&rdev->wpan_phy, name,
+					  name_assign_type, type,
 					  extended_addr);
 	trace_802154_rdev_return_int(&rdev->wpan_phy, ret);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/net/mac802154/cfg.c b/net/mac802154/cfg.c
index 5d9f68c75e5f8f68c5884d467e5a9d16db0edaac..70be9c799f8a81596a4e753b239849549d792dd0 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/cfg.c
@@ -22,13 +22,14 @@
 
 static struct net_device *
 ieee802154_add_iface_deprecated(struct wpan_phy *wpan_phy,
-				const char *name, int type)
+				const char *name,
+				unsigned char name_assign_type, int type)
 {
 	struct ieee802154_local *local = wpan_phy_priv(wpan_phy);
 	struct net_device *dev;
 
 	rtnl_lock();
-	dev = ieee802154_if_add(local, name, type,
+	dev = ieee802154_if_add(local, name, name_assign_type, type,
 				cpu_to_le64(0x0000000000000000ULL));
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
@@ -45,12 +46,14 @@ static void ieee802154_del_iface_deprecated(struct wpan_phy *wpan_phy,
 
 static int
 ieee802154_add_iface(struct wpan_phy *phy, const char *name,
+		     unsigned char name_assign_type,
 		     enum nl802154_iftype type, __le64 extended_addr)
 {
 	struct ieee802154_local *local = wpan_phy_priv(phy);
 	struct net_device *err;
 
-	err = ieee802154_if_add(local, name, type, extended_addr);
+	err = ieee802154_if_add(local, name, name_assign_type, type,
+				extended_addr);
 	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(err);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h b/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h
index bebd70ffc7a3d101551f023e515db24033883f0b..127ba18386fc639aac4ccda482ebe4be11b8e6ee 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h
+++ b/net/mac802154/ieee802154_i.h
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ void ieee802154_iface_exit(void);
 void ieee802154_if_remove(struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata);
 struct net_device *
 ieee802154_if_add(struct ieee802154_local *local, const char *name,
-		  enum nl802154_iftype type, __le64 extended_addr);
+		  unsigned char name_assign_type, enum nl802154_iftype type,
+		  __le64 extended_addr);
 void ieee802154_remove_interfaces(struct ieee802154_local *local);
 
 #endif /* __IEEE802154_I_H */
diff --git a/net/mac802154/iface.c b/net/mac802154/iface.c
index 38b56f9d9386a4821e50cfdd6059fa115c5e4358..91b75abbd1a1d05b3219b9089232d9f67eb73ccd 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/iface.c
@@ -522,7 +522,8 @@ ieee802154_setup_sdata(struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata,
 
 struct net_device *
 ieee802154_if_add(struct ieee802154_local *local, const char *name,
-		  enum nl802154_iftype type, __le64 extended_addr)
+		  unsigned char name_assign_type, enum nl802154_iftype type,
+		  __le64 extended_addr)
 {
 	struct net_device *ndev = NULL;
 	struct ieee802154_sub_if_data *sdata = NULL;
@@ -531,7 +532,7 @@ ieee802154_if_add(struct ieee802154_local *local, const char *name,
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
 
 	ndev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(*sdata) + local->hw.vif_data_size, name,
-			    NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, ieee802154_if_setup);
+			    name_assign_type, ieee802154_if_setup);
 	if (!ndev)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
diff --git a/net/mac802154/main.c b/net/mac802154/main.c
index 8500378c8318cd3b5b7e3a368f44080b40c5900f..68b9667323ece799f646f9f443156d55c8e611ff 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/main.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/main.c
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ int ieee802154_register_hw(struct ieee802154_hw *hw)
 
 	rtnl_lock();
 
-	dev = ieee802154_if_add(local, "wpan%d", NL802154_IFTYPE_NODE,
+	dev = ieee802154_if_add(local, "wpan%d", NET_NAME_ENUM,
+				NL802154_IFTYPE_NODE,
 				cpu_to_le64(0x0000000000000000ULL));
 	if (IS_ERR(dev)) {
 		rtnl_unlock();