diff --git a/vmnet-only/netif.c b/vmnet-only/netif.c
index e3d1bf2..0bb0500 100644
--- a/vmnet-only/netif.c
+++ b/vmnet-only/netif.c
@@ -149,7 +149,11 @@ VNetNetIf_Create(char *devName,  // IN:
    memcpy(deviceName, devName, sizeof deviceName);
    NULL_TERMINATE_STRING(deviceName);
 
+#if COMPAT_LINUX_VERSION_CHECK_LT(3,17,0)
    dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof *netIf, deviceName, VNetNetIfSetup);
+#else
+   dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof *netIf, deviceName, NET_NAME_USER, VNetNetIfSetup);
+#endif
    if (!dev) {
       retval = -ENOMEM;
       goto out;