diff --git a/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c b/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c

index ac87754..a5f1919 100644

--- a/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c

+++ b/src/wl/sys/wl_linux.c

@@ -1306,8 +1306,11 @@

 	}

 	dev->priv = priv_link;

 #else

-

+#if (LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(3, 17, 0))

 	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(priv_link_t), intf_name, ether_setup);

+#else

+       dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(priv_link_t), intf_name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, ether_setup);

+#endif

 	if (!dev) {

 		WL_ERROR(("wl%d: %s: alloc_netdev failed\n",

 			(wl->pub)?wl->pub->unit:wlif->subunit, __FUNCTION__));