diff --git a/devices/generic.c b/devices/generic.c
index 9c03878c..63c4aba2 100644
--- a/devices/generic.c
+++ b/devices/generic.c
@@ -149,7 +149,12 @@ int ec_gen_device_init(
     dev->socket = NULL;
     dev->rx_buf = NULL;
 
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 17, 0)
+    dev->netdev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(ec_gen_device_t *), &null,
+            NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, ether_setup);
+#else
     dev->netdev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(ec_gen_device_t *), &null, ether_setup);
+#endif
     if (!dev->netdev) {
         return -ENOMEM;
     }
diff --git a/master/ethernet.c b/master/ethernet.c
index 4dda1fee..30de578b 100644
--- a/master/ethernet.c
+++ b/master/ethernet.c
@@ -148,7 +148,13 @@ int ec_eoe_init(
 
     snprintf(eoe->datagram.name, EC_DATAGRAM_NAME_SIZE, name);
 
-    if (!(eoe->dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(ec_eoe_t *), name, ether_setup))) {
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 17, 0)
+    eoe->dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(ec_eoe_t *), name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN,
+            ether_setup);
+#else
+    eoe->dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(ec_eoe_t *), name, ether_setup);
+#endif
+    if (!eoe->dev) {
         EC_SLAVE_ERR(slave, "Unable to allocate net_device %s"
                 " for EoE handler!\n", name);
         ret = -ENODEV;