diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.c
index a9d3c77..c16603e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.c
@@ -1751,7 +1751,7 @@ static int bcm_sysport_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (of_property_read_u32(dn, "systemport,num-rxq", &rxq))
 		rxq = 1;
 
-	dev = alloc_etherdev_mqs(sizeof(*priv), txq, rxq);
+	dev = alloc_etherdev_mqs_sys(sizeof(*priv), txq, rxq);
 	if (!dev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/etherdevice.h b/include/linux/etherdevice.h
index 9c5529d..a3917c6 100644
--- a/include/linux/etherdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/etherdevice.h
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ int eth_validate_addr(struct net_device *dev);
 
 struct net_device *alloc_etherdev_mqs(int sizeof_priv, unsigned int txqs,
 					    unsigned int rxqs);
+struct net_device *alloc_etherdev_mqs_sys(int sizeof_priv, unsigned int txqs,
+					    unsigned int rxqs);
 #define alloc_etherdev(sizeof_priv) alloc_etherdev_mq(sizeof_priv, 1)
 #define alloc_etherdev_mq(sizeof_priv, count) alloc_etherdev_mqs(sizeof_priv, count, count)
 
diff --git a/net/ethernet/eth.c b/net/ethernet/eth.c
index a7a0254..0f4bc21 100644
--- a/net/ethernet/eth.c
+++ b/net/ethernet/eth.c
@@ -396,6 +396,13 @@ struct net_device *alloc_etherdev_mqs(int sizeof_priv, unsigned int txqs,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_etherdev_mqs);
 
+struct net_device *alloc_etherdev_mqs_sys(int sizeof_priv, unsigned int txqs,
+				      unsigned int rxqs)
+{
+	return alloc_netdev_mqs(sizeof_priv, "sys%d", ether_setup, txqs, rxqs);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_etherdev_mqs_sys);
+
 ssize_t sysfs_format_mac(char *buf, const unsigned char *addr, int len)
 {
 	return scnprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%*phC\n", len, addr);