diff --git a/drivers/net/netconsole.c b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
index 75b35ad760de3cf78fa7b3939a9902c301261731..66e74f7402610f5ac9ad769457f01b5254d1b27e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netconsole.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ static void write_msg(struct console *con, const char *msg, unsigned int len)
 }
 
 static struct console netconsole = {
+	.name = "netcon",
 	.flags = CON_ENABLED | CON_PRINTBUFFER,
 	.write = write_msg
 };