diff --git a/net/batman-adv/debugfs.c b/net/batman-adv/debugfs.c
index e32ad47c6efd..7ee828cd9778 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/debugfs.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/debugfs.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "debugfs.h"
 #include "main.h"
 
+#include <linux/dcache.h>
 #include <linux/debugfs.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
@@ -338,7 +339,26 @@ out:
 }
 
 /**
- * batadv_debugfs_del_hardif - delete the base directory for a hard interface
+ * batadv_debugfs_rename_hardif() - Fix debugfs path for renamed hardif
+ * @hard_iface: hard interface which was renamed
+ */
+void batadv_debugfs_rename_hardif(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
+{
+	const char *name = hard_iface->net_dev->name;
+	struct dentry *dir;
+	struct dentry *d;
+
+	dir = hard_iface->debug_dir;
+	if (!dir)
+		return;
+
+	d = debugfs_rename(dir->d_parent, dir, dir->d_parent, name);
+	if (!d)
+		pr_err("Can't rename debugfs dir to %s\n", name);
+}
+
+/**
+ * batadv_debugfs_del_hardif() - delete the base directory for a hard interface
  *  in debugfs.
  * @hard_iface: hard interface which is deleted.
  */
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/debugfs.h b/net/batman-adv/debugfs.h
index 9c5d4a65b98c..295e11146818 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/debugfs.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/debugfs.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ void batadv_debugfs_destroy(void);
 int batadv_debugfs_add_meshif(struct net_device *dev);
 void batadv_debugfs_del_meshif(struct net_device *dev);
 int batadv_debugfs_add_hardif(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface);
+void batadv_debugfs_rename_hardif(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface);
 void batadv_debugfs_del_hardif(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface);
 
 #else
@@ -58,6 +59,11 @@ int batadv_debugfs_add_hardif(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline
+void batadv_debugfs_rename_hardif(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
+{
+}
+
 static inline
 void batadv_debugfs_del_hardif(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
 {
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
index 4b67731677af..e72e95208339 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
@@ -1017,6 +1017,9 @@ static int batadv_hard_if_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 		if (batadv_is_wifi_hardif(hard_iface))
 			hard_iface->num_bcasts = BATADV_NUM_BCASTS_WIRELESS;
 		break;
+	case NETDEV_CHANGENAME:
+		batadv_debugfs_rename_hardif(hard_iface);
+		break;
 	default:
 		break;
 	}