diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
index 00c214348e69..08f0c15c90a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netfront.c
@@ -1603,6 +1603,7 @@ static int xennet_init_queue(struct netfront_queue *queue)
 {
 	unsigned short i;
 	int err = 0;
+	char *devid;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&queue->tx_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&queue->rx_lock);
@@ -1610,8 +1611,9 @@ static int xennet_init_queue(struct netfront_queue *queue)
 	setup_timer(&queue->rx_refill_timer, rx_refill_timeout,
 		    (unsigned long)queue);
 
-	snprintf(queue->name, sizeof(queue->name), "%s-q%u",
-		 queue->info->xbdev->nodename, queue->id);
+	devid = strrchr(queue->info->xbdev->nodename, '/') + 1;
+	snprintf(queue->name, sizeof(queue->name), "vif%s-q%u",
+		 devid, queue->id);
 
 	/* Initialise tx_skbs as a free chain containing every entry. */
 	queue->tx_skb_freelist = 0;