diff --git a/net/core/net-sysfs.c b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
index 85cb8bd..146dcfe 100644
--- a/net/core/net-sysfs.c
+++ b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@
 	dev->groups = groups;
 
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(BUS_ID_SIZE < IFNAMSIZ);
-	strlcpy(dev->bus_id, net->name, BUS_ID_SIZE);
+	dev_set_name(dev, net->name);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
 	*groups++ = &netstat_group;