diff --git a/drivers/net/loopback.c b/drivers/net/loopback.c
index 14545a8797a8..7788f72c262e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/loopback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/loopback.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static __net_init int loopback_net_init(struct net *net)
 	int err;
 
 	err = -ENOMEM;
-	dev = alloc_netdev(0, "lo", NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, loopback_setup);
+	dev = alloc_netdev(0, "lo", NET_NAME_PREDICTABLE, loopback_setup);
 	if (!dev)
 		goto out;